Twelve Principles for Fiscal Responsibility

May 21 - Yesterday morning, several of the nations top budget experts came together in Washington to declare that politicians are "addicted to debt," and present a plan to cure this addictions. Under the auspices of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, these experts launched US Budget Watch, and released a paper outlining twelve principles to which fiscally responsible candidates should adhere. Jeffrey Birnbaum of the Washington Post wrote about the release of these principles this morning, suggesting that while "Washington interest groups usually want more for themselves. Today, one organization will start a crusade to get less." The radio program Marketplace also profiled the event.