Category Archives: Fiscal Sanity
Trump Drowning U.S. in Red Ink
Over and over again, President Trump has demonstrated that he’s totally inept with numbers. His infamous and unnecessary “ballroom” was supposed to cost $100 million, all coming from private donors (obviously looking for an inside track for government subsidies, lower … Read the rest
Spending cuts: start with Musk contracts, subsidies
Any business or organizational leader who has had to reduce deficits and debt must be puzzled by the approaches taken by President Trump and his budget czar Elon Musk. First, budget balancers look for additional sources of revenue. Why then, … Read the rest
How about Medicare Advantage for All?
The current GOP attempts to reconstitute ACA will probably crash and burn in Congress this week. In the aftermath, fresh ideas need to be brought to bear to break the impasse. Fortunately, there are three effective platforms that work that … Read the rest
Incredible: Milwaukee holds health costs flat for 5 years
With the jury still out on the effectiveness of Obamacare, it is stunning to see alternative reforms racing ahead in the world of self-insured payers. Those reforms – I call them real reforms – have been so successful in the … Read the rest
Rep. Ryan: bring home U.S. dollars; build roads
As Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and his fellow budgeteers in Congress try to rustle up funds for road construction, they could be looking at a windfall in taxes on $2 trillion parked overseas by U.S. corporations. The plain truth is … Read the rest
Night and Day, Mostly, on Wisconsin Finances
It’s far from a perfect picture of financial health, but, despite some recent slippage, Wisconsin’s fiscal position and business climate have made a night-to-day turn-around since Gov. Scott Walker and the GOP took over the reins of state government in … Read the rest
