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An Insurance Conglomerate with a Shrinking Government on the Side, in Three Graphs
Read moreIt's no secret that a significant portion of the federal budget is devoted to our national defense and insurance programs like Social Security...
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Social Security Should Be Part of the Conversation
Read moreAll eyes are on the budget conference committee, which has a myriad of options available to consider as it negotiates this year's budget resolution...
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A Conference Committee Wishlist
Read moreWith conference committee meetings underway, many are weighing in with their take on what should be accomplished. On Friday, Fareed Zakaria at CNN...
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Gimmicks at Their Worst: The War "Savings" Gimmick
Read moreAs lawmakers look to replace the sequester with smarter deficit reduction, it may be tempting to look for easy ways out. Unfortunately in recent...
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Short-Term Deficits May Be Shrinking, But Long-Term Problem Remains
Read moreUpdate: This blog has been updated to include the Mid-Session Review and CBO projections for the 2013 deficit. Yesterday, the Treasury Department and...
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Wessel: Why It's Wrong to Dismiss the Deficit
Read moreTwo weeks ago, we responded to a Larry Summers op-ed calling for a focus on growth rather than deficits. Yesterday, Wall Street Journal economics...
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Jim Nussle: For Budget Conference, Start With The Pizza
Read moreToday was the first meeting of the budget conference committee negotiating over this year's discretionary spending levels. Although the first meeting...
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The Budget Conference Committee's First Meeting
Read moreThe first meeting of the budget conference committee is today! The committee will have a month and a half to reconcile the House and Senate-passed...
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Op-Ed: Stop the Madness, Start Discussing Long-Term Solutions to Debt Issues
Read moreThe Hill | October 29, 2013 The recent budget showdown was both completely predictable and totally avoidable, as was the resulting damage to our...
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Could Faster Growth Solve Our Debt Woes?
Read moreA number of commentators have suggested recently that our budget problems could be solved if only we focused more on promoting economic growth...
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The Budget Crisis Is Over (Temporarily), But Another Is Coming Soon
Read moreForbes | October 25, 2013 Each house passed a budget for FY 2014. Those budgets were miles apart but neither house showed any interest in negotiating...
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CBO Lowers Estimate for Increasing the Medicare Eligibility Age
Read moreYesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) dramatically lowered its estimate of savings if policymakers chose to increase the Medicare...