The Path Forward
“We are three years into an historic economic slump and no policy out of Washington during that time has successfully addressed the full extent of the problem. Whatever the impact has been (positive or negative) from the extraordinary efforts of the Federal Reserve, the President’s stimulus, and various other actions, it is undeniable to say that despite all the good-faith efforts, our economic challenges continue.”
-Matt McDonald, (202) 822-1205, mmcdonald@hamiltonps.com
The following three reports are intended to jumpstart a discussion of the economic policy path forward in conjunction with the return of Congress from summer recess, the President’s joint address to Congress on the economy and the first meeting of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.
The reports are available via the hyperlinks below. To download and print, please right click “Save Link As”.
- Report 1: Current Economic Challenges identifies the major causes of our economic slump.
- Report 2: Policy Options looks at major policy choices that exist to address our current economic problems.
- Report 3: Political Solutions for the Economy outlines a potential political path toward real action on the economy.
These reports were prepared independently by Hamilton Place Strategies. No third party funded this work and our conclusions are our own. The analysis here has been conducted simply to further a public dialogue on the political and economic choices facing the country.
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