/tags/simpson-bowles Simpson-Bowles en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:57:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-19/bowles-simpson-release-new-plan-that-cuts-deficit-by-2-4-trillion The plan calls for tax increases on the wealthy, cuts to defense and reforming Medicare. The new plan plants a stake firmly in the middle of where the GOP and Democrats stand. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:57:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-19/bowles-simpson-release-new-plan-that-cuts-deficit-by-2-4-trillion Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2012-12-06/alan-simpson-goes-gangnam-style The 81-year-old former senator busts some moves (sort of) in a video that tells young people to press their elders for a solutions to the nation's debt and deficit problems. Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:25:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-12-06/alan-simpson-goes-gangnam-style Mark Memmott /npr-news/2012-11-17/obama-and-lawmakers-confidence-about-avoiding-cliff-isnt-universal Fiscal experts at a Washington forum didn't agree on whether the "fiscal cliff" could be avoided. But they generally agreed that there wasn't enough time before the end of the year to resolve all the complex tax and spending issues that needed to be dealt with. Sat, 17 Nov 2012 10:28:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-11-17/obama-and-lawmakers-confidence-about-avoiding-cliff-isnt-universal Frank James /2012-10-07/as-fiscal-cliff-nears-simpson-bowles-re-emerges Simpson-Bowles, the name of the much-touted plan to rein in the national debt, rang out repeatedly during Wednesday's presidential debate. Host Rachel Martin speaks with former Sen. Alan Simpson and former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, to see what they make of the candidates' plans for spending cuts and tax reforms. Sun, 07 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMT /2012-10-07/as-fiscal-cliff-nears-simpson-bowles-re-emerges