The Buck Stops Where? D.C. Influencers Talk About The National Debt

The nation's movers and shakers remain convinced that the nation's fiscal problems are important and practical solutions are out there – but there are significant differences in how different groups see the situation. The latest in our series of surveys on how Beltway influencers see the nation's fiscal problems, The Buck Stops Where?, finds a significant and widening gap between Republicans and Democrats on how serious the problem is, and another gap between policymakers and "opinion elites" on the prospects for practical solutions. Find out more about the research, conducted for the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. For more on possible solutions for the budget challenge, visit the Choosing Our Fiscal Future initiative.