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Today, the House Ways and Means Committee launched a new website on tax reform, compiling all of the Committee's useful resources on the subject. We...

Last night, Congressional appropriators unveiled a $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriations bill that would fund the government for the rest of FY 2014...

Congress entered 2013 with a great deal on its plate, but it still has some work left to do. Our budget problems are still far from solved and ideally...

Last month, President Obama gave a speech on rising income inequality in the United States, which is a theme expected to be prominent throughout the...

As the Senate looks for offsets for an unemployment insurance extension, there is one provision that has gotten some attention: ending "double-dipping...

We spend a great time on The Bottom Line discussing the economic and policy consequenses of the nation's unsustainable debt. But what about the moral...

Yesterday, the IRS Taxpayer Advocate released its 2013 annual report, detailing what it sees as the largest problems facing taxpayers. The Taxpayer...

Today, the Congressional Budget Office released their score of the proposal from Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to renew extended unemployment...

On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their annual update on health care spending growth, showing that 2012 was...

The unemployment insurance saga continues. Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) proposed an alternative unemployment benefit extension...

Over the past few months, the subject of Social Security has been hotly debated, centering Recently, Jane White authored an article in the Huffington...

Note: This piece was originally posted on the Angry Bear blog. The late Senator Moynihan once said that “everyone is entitled to his own opinions but...