C4A Live Episode 9: Byron Schlomach Gives Millennials a Taste of Greece
C4A Live host Nick Dranias chats wth CFAEF Council of Scholars member and economist Dr. Byron Schlomach, State Policy Director for the 1889 Institute, on why we don't want a taste of Greece. Byron Schlomach, PhD Director of State Policy – 1889 Institute (Oklahoma) Formerly the Director of the Center for Economic Prosperity – Goldwater Institute Byron Schlomach has worked in and around state government for 18 years, developing expertise in a variety of areas, including transpo
North Carolina's Bill LuMaye Show Covers the Compact for America Initiative
Compact for America Educational Foundation President Nick Dranias explains in 7 minutes why North Carolina needs to provide the leadership Washington won't! #nonpartisanbalancedbudgetamendment #compactforamericacoreprinciples #CFARadioCoverage
C4A Live Episode 8: Nate Bell on the Cross-Partisan Appeal of the Compact
C4A Live host Nick Dranias chats with CFAA Advisory Council member, Rep. Nate Bell (AR), who explains why the Compact for a Balanced Budget is powerful and yet non-partisan. Rep. Nate Bell (AR) Jerry Nathan "Nate" Bell is an independent legislator from Mena, Arkansas. In the current 89th General Assembly, Bell serves on the House Revenue and Taxation Committee and the State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee. Since 2013, he has represented District 20, which encompas
Heartland Institute Interviews Compact Commission Chair Rep. Paulette Rakestraw
Compact for a Balanced Budget Commission Chairperson Rep. Paulette Rakestraw (GA) answers all of the frequently asked questions about the Compact for a Balanced Budget in this short interview with the Heartland Institute. Like what you see? Want to Make a Difference? Visit, LIKE and SHARE this blogpost, fb.me/compactforamerica, www.CompactforAmerica.org, www.CompactforAmerica-Action.org and www.BalancedBudgetCompact.org! #nonpartisanbalancedbudgetamendment #compactforabalance
C4A Live Episode 7: Curtis Olafson on the Need for External Discipline
C4A Live host Nick Dranias chats with CFAA Advisory Council member, Sen. Curtis Olafson (ND, ret.), who argues that requiring state approval for any increase in a constitutional debt limit is essential to restoring fiscal responsibility. Sen. Curtis Olafson Advisory Council, Compact for America Action North Dakota State Senator Curtis Olafson is on the Advisory Council of Compact for America, Inc. and served in the North Dakota Senate from 2006 to 2012. During that time, he
C4A Live Episode 6: Dean Clancy Explains the Debt Debate
C4A Live host Nick Dranias chats with CFAEF Council of Scholars member Dean Clancy, former Vice President of Policy, FreedomWorks, who explains why Millennials should care about a federal Balanced Budget Amendment. Dean Clancy Formerly the Vice President of Policy, FreedomWorks A former senior official in the White House, Congress, and the health care industry, Dean Clancy served as a senior legislative advisor to the U.S. House Majority Leader (1995-2001) and on the Senate s
The Debt Doctor is In: Picking the Right BBA-Part 2
Economist Dr. Sven Larson-CFAEF's resident "Debt Doctor"-resumes his series applying what he has learned in modern economics to choosing the right federal Balanced Budget Amendment. Take a gander here. Like what you see? Want to Make a Difference? Visit, LIKE and SHARE this blogpost, fb.me/compactforamerica, www.CompactforAmerica.org, www.CompactforAmerica-Action.org and www.BalancedBudgetCompact.org! #nonpartisanbalancedbudgetamendment #compactforamericacoreprinciples
The Debt Doctor is In: Choosing the Right BBA-Part 1
The Debt Doctor- Economist and CFAEF Scholar Dr. Sven Larson-is back with the first of three columns on how to choose the right Balanced Budget Amendment from a modern economics perspective. Check it out here! Like what you see? Want to Make a Difference? Visit, LIKE and SHARE this blogpost, fb.me/compactforamerica, www.CompactforAmerica.org, www.CompactforAmerica-Action.org and www.BalancedBudgetCompact.org! #nonpartisanbalancedbudgetamendment #compactforamericacoreprinciple
Compact for America Catches Fire!
It has been an incredible past few weeks for the Compact for America Initiative! We’ve enjoyed rapidly growing national, regional and local media coverage! The effort is on the edge of going viral. In North Carolina, Jones & Bount Published, “A Compact to Save America from Financial Ruin,” in which Compact for America Educational Foundation Scholar Dean Clancy (fmr VP of FreedomWorks) wrote about the crucial importance of North Carolina’s push to pass HB366-the Compact for a
The Compact's Powerful Debt Limit-Part 2 of 7
This posting is the second in a 7 email series explaining the Balanced Budget Amendment at the heart of the Compact for a Balanced Budget.
Previously, we explained that section 1 of the model Balanced Budget Amendment ensures that the federal government cannot spend more than cash on hand from ordinary revenue sources and plain vanilla full faith and credit borrowing. The question left from the last email is naturally how much full faith and credit borrowing is available to
