“Increased revenues, meaning higher taxes, will be a central element of any successful long-term budget plan, and President Obama is right to insist that the wealthy - the slice of America that has come through the recession in by far the best financial health - should provide those funds.” ShouldLongAmericaPresidentTermSuccessfulPlansHigherTaxesElementsFinancialBudgetsLong TermFundWealthyPresident ObamaRevenueRecessions Author:Steven Rattner
“Thanks to decades of accumulated federal budget deficits and, more significantly, imprudent Medicare and Social Security policies, we've stolen almost $60 trillion from our children.” ChildrenSocialSecurityPolicyOur ChildrenDecadesThanksBudgetsSocial SecurityStolenDeficitMedicareBudget Deficit Author:Steven Rattner
“Well, maybe not death panels, exactly, but unless we start allocating health-care resources more prudently – rationing, by its proper name – the exploding cost of Medicare will swamp the federal budget.” WellsCareNamesCostResourcesPopulationHealth CareBudgetsElitesMedicareSwampsExplodingPopulation Control Author:Steven Rattner