Alison Acosta Fraser, Author at The Daily Signal

What’s Wrong with the Gang of Six Plan?

Alison Acosta Fraser | July 21, 2011

Desperate for a “balanced” approach to resolving the debt ceiling impasse, President Obama glommed on to the Gang of Six’s plan before the ink was… Read More

Economy

What Moody’s Really Told Boehner and Obama about the Debt Ceiling

Alison Acosta Fraser | July 15, 2011

Everyone’s heard that Moody’s has threatened to downgrade our bond rating unless the debt ceiling is raised. We get that—crisis pending, yada, yada, yada. But… Read More

Economy

CBO Long-Term Budget Report: Our Dire Fiscal Situation

Alison Acosta Fraser | June 22, 2011

Today’s release of the 2011 Long-Term Budget Outlook by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) yet again confirms what we already know: America’s budget is continuing… Read More

Morning Bell: Chairman Ryan’s Budget Resolution Changes America’s Course

Alison Acosta Fraser | April 05, 2011

America needs to change course. Our current direction is fiscally and economically unsustainable and politically and culturally bankrupting. It is threatening the well-being and future… Read More

Economy

Holiday Treat for the Bush Tax Cuts?

Alison Acosta Fraser | December 06, 2010

Maybe it’s the holiday season, but if the reports are true President Obama and congressional Republicans have reached a compromise on extending the

Economy

The Fiscal Commission’s Moment of Truth

Alison Acosta Fraser | December 01, 2010

The report of the President’s Fiscal Commission is due today. As a stalemate appears increasingly likely, what appears to be an updated “chairman’s mark” to… Read More

Economy

The Real Debt Washington Doesn’t Want You to Know About

Alison Acosta Fraser | March 12, 2010

Remember how public anger over the federal debt reaching new sky-high levels last year drove lawmakers into a flurry of discussions about budget controls? Responding… Read More

Economy

Stop the Spending Now

Alison Acosta Fraser | March 04, 2010

Federal spending is out of control. Even President Obama knows it. To really stop the madness, Reps. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Mike Pence (R-IN), and John… Read More

Is Obama’s Underwhelming Spending Freeze A Fakeroo?

Alison Acosta Fraser | January 26, 2010

The President has the right idea with his proposal to freeze spending. Unfortunately, after driving spending to a record $3.7 trillion—nearly 26% of GDP—last year… Read More

Economy

Congress Should Fix the Current Health Care Deficit

Alison Acosta Fraser | September 21, 2009

The President and his administration keep saying we cannot afford not to push through a major overhaul to the health care system, one-sixth of the… Read More

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Articles by Alison Acosta Fraser

What’s Wrong with the Gang of Six Plan?

What Moody’s Really Told Boehner and Obama about the Debt Ceiling

CBO Long-Term Budget Report: Our Dire Fiscal Situation

Morning Bell: Chairman Ryan’s Budget Resolution Changes America’s Course

Holiday Treat for the Bush Tax Cuts?

The Fiscal Commission’s Moment of Truth

The Real Debt Washington Doesn’t Want You to Know About

Stop the Spending Now

Is Obama’s Underwhelming Spending Freeze A Fakeroo?

Congress Should Fix the Current Health Care Deficit