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Tackling the Fiscal Cliff Myths
Read moreOver the past few weeks we've heard some misleading things about the fiscal cliff and the possible bipartisan plans that could replace the cliff. CRFB...
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Fed Chairman Speaks on The Urgent Need To Avert a Fiscal Cliff
Read moreIn an address to the New York Economic Club today, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke commented on the state of the economic recovery and the...
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Line Items: NASCAR Edition
Read moreRacing to the Cliff – The NASCAR season ended on Sunday with Brad Keselowski claiming his first Sprint Cup championship. But fans of seeing things...
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"Go Big" Group Forming Again in the House
Read morePresident Obama met with Congressional leaders last Friday to begin working toward a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. Reportedly, the talks had an...
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Bill Frenzel: Going Off the Fiscal Cliff Is Good Policy—If You Like Unemployment
Read moreFormer Congressman and CRFB Board Member Bill Frenzel has some advice for the so-called " fiscal cliff divers": don't even think about it! Going off...
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Maya MacGuineas: Five myths about the 'fiscal cliff'
Read moreNot long after her appeal to national leaders to work towards a bipartisan compromise, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas dispels 5 common misconceptions...
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Weinstein Proposes Cut-to-Invest Commission to Finance Infrastructure
Read moreA new report by CRFB and Moment of Truth Project consultant Paul Weinstein provides some guidance on how we could handle both our infrastructure...
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Five Fiscal Plans for Consideration
Read moreToday, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation held a follow-up event to its 2011 Solutions Initiative, in which policy organizations presented plans to deal...
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The Administrative Side of the Fiscal Cliff
Read moreYesterday's The Hill reported on a letter that acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller sent to the heads of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance...
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VP Meets Mayors in Hopes of Averting Fiscal Cliff
Read moreA couple of months ago, The United States Conference of Mayors, through a letter signed by a bipartisan group of 149 mayors across the country, called...
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Op-Ed: Now that the Election is Over, Let’s Fix the Country’s Debt Woes
Read moreThe Hill | November 14, 2012 The election is over, the ballots have been counted and the TV commercials approved by the various candidates are...
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The Danger of a Fiscal Cliff Dive
Read moreAs the President, Congress, business, labor, and other civic leaders meet this week to discuss a "Grand Bargain" on the fiscal cliff and our...