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November 16, 2010 -
Press release
New Poll: Voters Want Congress to Act to Reduce the National Debt
More than 70 percent of mid-term voters polled in a post-election survey say it is "very important" that Congress takes steps to reduce the national debt. Read More
July 27, 2010 -
Publication
National Town Meetings on Our Fiscal Future
3,500 Americans gathered together at 57 sites across the country to deliberate about our nation's fiscal future. Read More
July 23, 2010 -
Video
America's Fiscal Future: Making Difficult Choices
Our government spends more money than it takes in; as a result, the nation's debt is growing rapidly. The economic recession has worsened the current imbalance, but the real challenge is the long-term budget picture ...
Read MoreJuly 21, 2010 -
Speech
MacArthur President Robert Gallucci Introduces America's Fiscal Future: Making Difficult Choices
As a nation, we have been over-spending, over-promising, and over-borrowing. Our panelists will go into the details of how this came to be, and what the implications are for the United States. Read More
June 28, 2010 -
Video
AmericaSpeaks: Our Budget, Our Economy
Sound bites and clips from the national town hall meeting, AmericaSpeaks: Our Budget, Our Economy. For more information, visit AmericaSpeaks.
Read MoreJune 26, 2010 -
Press release
Americans Come Together to Send Strong Message to Congress about Fiscal Future
Thousands of Americans across 60 cities participated in a MacArthur-supported discussion on America’s fiscal future called AmericaSpeaks. Read More
June 10, 2010 -
Publication
Survey Offers Washington Influencers' Views on the National Debt
Policy and opinion leaders in Washington, D.C., are concerned about the national debt but fear that politics will get in the way of finding solutions, according to a new survey by Public Agenda. Read More
April 27, 2010 -
Publication
Penner Addresses President's Commission on Deficit Reduction
Rudolph Penner, co-chair of the MacArthur-supported Committee on the Fiscal Future of the United States, which recently released a report on the nation's fiscal choices, testified before President Obama's bipartisan commission on reducing the ... Read More
January 13, 2010 -
Publication
New Report on "Choosing the Nation's Fiscal Future"
A new joint report from the National Research Council and the National Academy of Public Administration offers U.S. leaders ways to address the nation's fiscal problems and confront its rapidly growing debt. Read More
August 1, 2009 -
Publication
Strengthening Policy through Research
Long before the current recession, rising deficits, an aging population, spiraling healthcare and entitlement costs, stagnant economic growth, and other issues were threatening America's long-term fiscal health. Read More
March 9, 2009 -
From the field
Fiscal Summit Addresses Deficit Reduction
Several MacArthur grantees and members of the Foundation-supported Committee on the Fiscal Future of the United States participated in the recent Fiscal Responsibility Summit convened by the Obama Administration. Those selected to participate included the Brookings ... Read More
July 25, 2008 -
Press release
Expert Committee to Identify and Assess Options for Restoring America's Fiscal Health
A committee of experts selected and staffed by the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Public Administration will identify and assess a range of options for restoring America’s fiscal health. Read More