Educate Yourself
The decisions that must be made to put our nation’s finances in order require tough choices. The only way our leaders will be willing to act, is if the public is fully engaged and educated on the facts regarding the true state of our nation’s finances. You can do your part by educating yourself and others using the various tools and resources available on our website.
Learn the Facts
- Walker Talk (Glossary)
- I.O.U.S.A. Byte Sized
- Myth of the Month
- Trifold
- Read Comeback America
- Fiscal Facts
- SFRI (aka “Fiscal Fitness Index”)
- State and Local Fiscal Issues
Learn the Solutions
- I.O.U.S.A. Solutions
- Best Solutions Test
- Read Restoring Fiscal Sanity Report
- $10 Million a Minute Bus Tour Town Hall event Reform Topics
A Roadmap for Reform: 24 Ideas to Help Secure America’s Future
CAI is here to provide the truth and specific examples of possible reforms to help restore fiscal sanity and sustainability. These reforms encompass eight different reform areas that should be part of a comprehensive fiscal plan.
Fact Sources
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Congressional Research Service
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Joint Committee on Taxation
- Library for Congress
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- Tax Policy Center
- The World Bank
- U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
Other Resources On Fiscal Issues
- American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
- American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)
- Bipartisan Policy Center
- Brookings Institute
- Business Executives for National Security (BENS)
- Center for American Progress
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB)
- Committee for Economic Development (CED)
- Concord Coalition
- Financial Executives International (FEI)
- Gen-NEXT
- Heritage Foundation
- Institute for Truth in Accounting
- National Debt Clock
- No Labels
- Pacific Council on International Policy
- Peter G Peterson Foundation (PGPF)
- Pew Center on the States
- Progressive Policy Institute
- Rebellious Truths
- State Policy Network (SPN)
- The CATO Institute
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