http://www.mail.com/people/14598-alan-k-simpson.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/14598-alan-k-simpson.html http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2030464-simpson-bowles-offer-modified-budget-plan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairmen of President Barack Obama's 2010 fiscal commission are wading back into Washington's budget wars with a revised, somewhat milder plan to rein in intractable federal deficits. The plan released Thursday by and former Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., and former Clinton White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles would lop more than $5... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:57:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2030464-simpson-bowles-offer-modified-budget-plan.html 2013-04-19T14:57:23Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2030090-bowles-simpson-offer-modified-budget-plan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairmen of President Barack Obama's 2010 fiscal commission are wading back into Washington's budget wars with a revised, somewhat milder plan to rein in intractable federal deficits. The plan released Thursday night by former Clinton White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles and former Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., would lop more than ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:02:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2030090-bowles-simpson-offer-modified-budget-plan.html 2013-04-19T02:02:36Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1998482-party-intransigence-dims-hopes-grand-bargain.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The bipartisan cease-fire that kept the government running this spring gave birth to hopeful talk — among pundits and some senators, at least — of a much larger "grand bargain" that would reduce the federal deficit for years. Such optimism, however, seems to ignore how far apart the two parties remain on key issues, and how adamantly the... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:00:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1998482-party-intransigence-dims-hopes-grand-bargain.html 2013-04-04T21:00:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1967398-top-senate-democrat-proposes-social-security-panel.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's No. 2 Democrat said Wednesday that he's preparing a plan to create a commission to study Social Security's fiscal problems and send a proposed solution to Congress for guaranteed votes in both House and Senate. Illinois Democrat Dick Durbin says he's got bipartisan backing for the idea, which is patterned after President Bar... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:08:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1967398-top-senate-democrat-proposes-social-security-panel.html 2013-03-20T15:08:14Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1949012-govt-finances-improving-short-term.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The annual federal budget deficit is sinking out of $1 trillion-plus nosebleed territory where it has hovered for the past four years. Government borrowing has dropped to roughly 25 cents for every dollar it spends, down from over 40 cents-per-dollar spent a few years ago. Tax receipts are rising and spending is moderating. For once, the... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:41:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1949012-govt-finances-improving-short-term.html 2013-03-12T15:41:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1901760-urgency-to-avoid-automatic-spending-cuts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten days before a new deadline for broad, automatic government spending cuts, the sense of urgency that surrounded other recent fiscal crises is absent. Government agencies are preparing to absorb an $85 billion hit to their budgets, and politicians, at least for now, seem willing to accept the consequences. President Barack Obama, back ... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:52:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1901760-urgency-to-avoid-automatic-spending-cuts.html 2013-02-19T22:52:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1900448-obama-presses-gop-to-halt-automatic-spending-cuts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Staking out his ground ahead of a fiscal deadline, President Barack Obama lashed out against Republicans, saying they are unwilling to raise taxes to reduce deficits and warning that the jobs of essential government workers, from teachers to emergency responders, are on the line. Obama spoke as a March 1 deadline for automatic across-the... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:35:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1900448-obama-presses-gop-to-halt-automatic-spending-cuts.html 2013-02-19T17:35:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1810984-bowles-no-easy-way-to-books-order.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The co-chairman of the U.S. deficit commission calls failure to agree on a plan to reduce the national debt "the most disappointing thing in my life." Erskine Bowles says "what is going on in Washington is absolutely nothing." Bowles, a former White House chief of staff for President Bill Clinton, tells MSNBC nobody gets "a gold star" fo... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1810984-bowles-no-easy-way-to-books-order.html 2013-01-10T12:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1795080-congress-oks-cliff-deal-signaling-future-fights.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress' excruciating, extraordinary New Year's Day approval of a compromise averting a prolonged tumble off the fiscal cliff hands President Barack Obama most of the tax boosts on the rich that he campaigned on. It also prevents House Republicans from facing blame for blocking tax cuts for most American households, though most GOP lawmakers parted ways wi... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1795080-congress-oks-cliff-deal-signaling-future-fights.html 2013-01-02T11:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1768370-boehner-dealmaker-survivor-tight-spot.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It's been just a month on the calendar but seemingly a lifetime in politics since House Speaker John Boehner got a pricey bottle of red wine from President Barack Obama as a birthday present, a feel-good image that the speaker's aides tweeted far and wide. The 63-year-old Ohio Republican has been caught up ever since in a monumental stru... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1768370-boehner-dealmaker-survivor-tight-spot.html 2012-12-15T15:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1767374-4-trillion-magical-cure-debt-problem.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has proposed saving more than $4 trillion over the next decade in his "fiscal cliff" talks with Republicans. House Speaker John Boehner has offered a comparable figure, and two years ago an influential bipartisan commission headed by Democrat Erskine Bowles and Republican Alan Simpson suggested $4 trillion as well. ... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1767374-4-trillion-magical-cure-debt-problem.html 2012-12-14T19:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1751908-correction-people-psy-protests-story.html In a story Dec. 7 about the South Korean rapper PSY, The Associated Press erroneously reported the date of a charity concert where the singer is slated to perform. The concert is Sunday, Dec. 9, not Dec. 21. It will be broadcast on TNT on Dec. 21. A corrected version of the story is below: Viral rapper PSY apologizes for anti-US protests PSY apologizes fo... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1751908-correction-people-psy-protests-story.html 2012-12-08T16:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1749116-reset-voices-fiscal-cliff-debate.html They don't have a seat at the talks to defuse a year-end fiscal bomb, yet wield considerable influence. They are wise-cracking debt-reduction duo Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles; anti-tax activist Grover Norquist and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Bernanke, one of the first to use the term "fiscal cliff," warns repeatedly of the dire consequences ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1749116-reset-voices-fiscal-cliff-debate.html 2012-12-06T19:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1749084-alan-simpson-dances-gangnam-style-to-urge-debt.html CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson is dancing "Gangnam Style" to urge younger Americans to fix the national debt using their social media skills. The 81-year-old co-chairman of President Barack Obama's deficit commission gallops and lassoes the air in the online video for The Can Kicks Back campaign, pulling off the dance move made popular ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1749084-alan-simpson-dances-gangnam-style-to-urge-debt.html 2012-12-06T18:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747982-deficit-panels-simpson-hits-political-stupidity.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The co-chairman of President Barack Obama's deficit commission is assailing the politics of political brinksmanship surrounding the "fiscal cliff," saying Congress "put the chain on their own ankle." Former Sen. Alan Simpson says "you have to have a blend" of revenue increases and spending cuts to achieve a deal to avoid the cliff. Simps... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747982-deficit-panels-simpson-hits-political-stupidity.html 2012-12-06T11:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1739040-gop-issues-fiscal-cliff-offer-to-obama.html WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans put forth a $2.2 trillion "fiscal cliff" counteroffer to President Barack Obama on Monday, calling for raising the eligibility age for Medicare, lowering cost-of-living hikes for Social Security benefits and bringing in $800 billion in higher tax revenue — but not raising rates for the wealthy. The White House declared ... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1739040-gop-issues-fiscal-cliff-offer-to-obama.html 2012-12-04T01:13:00Z