Imagine you were evaluating Congress the same way you would evaluate the executive leadership team of a company. What would their annual performance review look like? See the video for our take, and a transcript that follows. Let’s use five common leadership categories: Financial Management Strategy Oversight & Program Management
There’s a lot of talk and concern about Socialism coming to the USA. There seems to be a growing faction of people that want to change America into a Socialist model. But which model? This video explores 6 case studies of Socialism, four from Revolutionary Socialism, and two from Social
Please enjoy our most recent video explaining the U.S. Debt and Deficit.
One of the first places many Americans look when discussing government waste, deficits, or unfairness is long-term dependency among working-age adults receiving public assistance. The outrage is understandable. But this issue is emotionally charged, politically polarized, and often discussed with far more heat than precision, so it is worth slowing
One reason the debt and deficit debate feels so chaotic is that the United States rarely talks clearly about strategy. Strategy is a tool that enables long term thinking, whether about a business, non-profit organization, or government. Businesses do this constantly. Strong companies know what they are trying to accomplish,
The debate over deficits and debt in the United States is not short on ideas, but it is short on movement. Many citizens and elected officials are digging in their heals on positions where voters feel strongly and politicians face consequences for compromise. Each position has logic behind it, which
On paper, the federal budgeting process is relatively straightforward. Each year, Congress is supposed to set an overall budget framework and then pass a series of spending bills before the fiscal year begins on October 1. If that happened consistently, the process would be predictable and easier for the public
The deficit sounds abstract. It involves numbers. It is boring to talk about. It doesn’t come with the usual political promises – often empty — of immediate benefits, lower taxes, or easy wins. But it shapes what you pay, what you get, and what kind of country you live in.
You often hear people say: “I paid into Social Security my whole life. That’s my money.” There’s both truth in that statement and a big misunderstanding. The Part That Is True Yes—you did pay in. Every paycheck, a portion of your wages went to Social Security through payroll taxes. Over
Spend any time around budget debates and you start to hear a familiar rhythm. Someone points to a program—outsourcing airport security, consolidating federal buildings, modernizing IT—and says we could save a billion dollars a year. The number sounds large. It is large in most contexts. In the context of the
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