Editors' Blog
Right-wing deficit proposals are job killers
Neither the Republican's nor the deficit commission's respective budget plans do enough to create jobs or promote economic recovery said AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka this week.
Jobs top priority, not deficits
AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka last week blasted the deficit commission's report on deficit reduction proposals to cut Social Security benefits.
Economists respond to deficit commission report
From the Economic Policy Insittute:
Deficit commission proposals out today – send 'em back (mostly)
In order to get "blue dog" support in Congress, i.e. enough votes to ensure passage, for some of his programs President Obama promised to create a deficit commission to address concerns about the federal budget, the debt and the deficit.
