Path to Prosperity

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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Economics, Pethokoukis, Taxes and Spending

Unleash Paul Ryan!

James Pethokoukis | March 12, 2013, 10:00 am

Paul Ryan isn’t a backbencher, he’s chairman of the House Budget Committee. As such, the budget plan he released today is a document of politics, a document of compromise. Yes, the updated “Path to Prosperity” contains the core elements of … read more >

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Economics

The Cameron Crazies: Why the Left is wrong about UK (and U.S.) austerity

James Pethokoukis | April 26, 2012, 11:23 am

How odd. For more than 30 years, American liberals had little to say about the British economy, other than noting how swell its state-run healthcare system was. They sort of missed the free-market miracle happening there. In 1980, British GDP … read more >

Economics

Here’s the amazing difference Paul Ryan has already made

James Pethokoukis | March 30, 2012, 9:50 am

Marco Rubio has endorsed Mitt Romney, and now so has Paul Ryan: Rep. Paul Ryan threw his support behind Mitt Romney on Friday, hailing him as the “best person to beat the president” and warning that the Republican primary needs … read more >

Economics

One budget to rule them all: Paul Ryan’s debt plan outcuts rival plans

James Pethokoukis | March 29, 2012, 1:49 pm

As this great chart from my pals over at the Bipartisan Policy Center shows, Rep. Paul Ryan’s Path to Prosperity budget would reduce debt as a share of GDP more than all the rest. And that actually understates the PTP’s … read more >

Economics, Taxes and Spending

Does Paul Ryan have a 19% tax problem?

James Pethokoukis | March 29, 2012, 10:51 am

At some point today, the House of Representatives will pass Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget blueprint, legislation he calls “The Path to Prosperity.” Between now and 2022, the Ryan plan would slash spending by $5.3 trillion, reduce cumulative deficits by $3.5 … read more >

Economics

Paul Ryan’s supply-side budget: Prosperity, not austerity

James Pethokoukis | March 23, 2012, 10:04 am

Real economic growth — driven by Schumpeterian innovation — can produce fiscal miracles. If nothing else, Rep. Paul Ryan’s Path to Prosperity demonstrates that reality. The budget Ryan put forward on Tuesday would balance in 2039. That’s a long time … read more >

Economics

No, Paul Ryan’s new budget wouldn’t ‘hurt the poor’

James Pethokoukis | March 22, 2012, 9:48 am

Here’s how Washington Post funnyman Dana Milbank sums up Rep. Paul Ryan’s new budget plan: Such a coupling — tax cuts that disproportionately help the rich and spending cuts that overwhelmingly hurt the poor — makes Ryan’s budget a political … read more >

Economics, Entitlements

Competitive bidding: Ryancare vs. Obamacare

James Pethokoukis | March 21, 2012, 3:56 pm

Over at WaPo’s Wonkblog, Sarah Kliff attempts to highlight “What Paul Ryan learned from Obamacare.” In particular, Sarah draws a comparison between the competitive bidding process found in Ryan’s Path to Prosperity and the version in Obama’s ACA. She also … read more >

Economics

Right-of-center wonks to Ryan: Faster, please

James Pethokoukis | March 21, 2012, 11:01 am

Rep. Paul Ryan’s new budget has been generally well received on the right. Among its most important features, the proposal would make the tax code less injurious to economic growth by making it flatter and simpler. It would also revamp … read more >

Economics, Taxes and Spending

To infinity and beyond! This is the debt chart Obama and Geithner should be ashamed of

James Pethokoukis | February 16, 2012, 5:16 pm

Testifying before the House Budget Committee today, U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told Chairman Paul Ryan the following: “We’re not coming before you to say we have a definitive solution to that long-term problem. What we do know is we don’t … read more >

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