I have mentioned the Social Security “trust funds,” where our payroll taxes go. All this money is transmitted to the federal government and credited to the Social Security trust funds.
February 23rd, 2010 | David Walker | 0 comments | ContinuedArchive for David Walker
David Walker served as United States Comptroller General from 1998 through to 2008 and is now the President and CEO of The Peter G. Peterson Foundation. He is also the author of Comeback America: Turning the Country Around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility.
America Presents Unsettling Parallels With the Disintegration of Rome
Mighty powers like America and Rome grow so big and sprawling that they become impossible to manage.
February 9th, 2010 | David Walker | 15 comments | Continued
Cleaning Up America’s Fiscal Policy
During the first eight years of their lives, we have learned, the nation’s financial hole grew by 176 percent to $56.4 trillion. And the number is not standing still…
February 2nd, 2010 | David Walker | 0 comments | Continued
The US Federal Budget
In putting together the budget, the president and Congress set our national priorities and allocate resources among them. The results have been pretty consistent.
January 28th, 2010 | David Walker | 0 comments | Continued