Friday, January 24th, 2020

What Bernie Sanders isn't telling you about Social Security

Ben Ritz, Director of the Center for Funding America's Future

In recent days, Sen. Bernie Sanders and his campaign surrogates have accused former Vice President Joe Biden of being dishonest about his views on Social Security. Although much has been written about Biden’s position, far less scrutiny has been applied to what Sanders proposes to do with the nation’s largest federal spending program. That’s a problem, because Sanders’ agenda isn’t honest about Social Security’s financial condition and would gravely harm the young voters powering his presidential campaign if enacted.

New Report: The Slowdown in American Entrepreneurship: How Would a Democratic President Respond – And What Should Be Done?

During the December debate, entrepreneurship was mentioned roughly zero times. The sole mention of business creation was by Sen. Elizabeth Warren in talking about her plan to erase most student loan debt. The only time the word “entrepreneurship” was actually uttered was when Andrew Yang talked about serving as “an ambassador of entrepreneurship” during the Obama administration.

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Democrats Finally Debated The Deficit. What Did They Say?

Ben Ritz, Director of the Center for Funding America's Future, for Forbes

The discussion finally started after moderator Abby Phillip asked Sen. Bernie Sanders how he would finance his proposals to double existing federal spending. Several candidates weighed in, offering insight into how their management of the federal budget would differ from one another, as well as with President Trump.

How Would the Democratic Candidates Re-Invigorate Entrepreneurship?

Dane Stangler, Director of Policy Innovation

Democratic candidates should be asked to speak about the economic—and social—importance of entrepreneurship in American history. How, at the very moment that the American entrepreneurial spirit appears to be in trouble, would they reinvigorate that legacy?

Flashback Friday: The first Democratic debate of 2020 is next week: Guess what won’t be talked about?

Dane Stangler, Director of Policy Innovation

Because the United States is enduring what some researchers call a “startup deficit.” Business creation, by most measures, is at historically low levels. High-growth firms — which contribute disproportionately to job creation, productivity, and innovation — have grown rarer.