Category Archives: Financial Services

Gramm and Solon: Suddenly, an Opening for Tax Reform

Posted in: Financial Services, Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, Tax Policy, Uncategorized | February 25, 2014 at 10:32 am , by mariel

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Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden now recognizes that a pro-growth tax reform can raise revenues. By Phil Gramm and Mike Solon A glimmer of hope for the economy and deficit reduction flashed from the Senate this past weekend when the new Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Ron Wyden, announced “a breakthrough”...

Cavuto-Phil Gramm: Find ObamaCare’s weakest link and go for that

Posted in: Financial Services, Fiscal Policy, Healthcare, Sectors | September 27, 2013 at 11:19 am , by mariel

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September 26, 2013 Former Sen. Phil Gramm, (R-Texas), on the debt ceiling debate and efforts to defund ObamaCare. Watch the video...

WSJ: The Clinton-Era Roots of the Financial Crisis

Posted in: Financial Services, Housing Policy, Monetary Policy | August 13, 2013 at 8:52 am , by mariel

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Affordable-housing goals established in the 1990s led to a massive increase in risky, subprime mortgages. By Phil Gramm and Mike Solon Aug. 12, 2013 6:55 p.m. ET Simply put, the financial crisis of 2008 was caused by a lot of banks making a lot of loans to a lot of...

Gramm and McMillin: The Debt Problem Hasn’t Vanished

Posted in: Financial Services, Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, Regulatory Policy, Tax Policy | May 22, 2013 at 10:57 am , by mariel

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While deficit projections have recently moderated, the cost of servicing the national debt will explode once interest rates begin to rise. A version of this article appeared May 22, 2013, on page A15 in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: The Debt Problem Hasn’t Vanished....