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Op-Ed: Debt Clock Still Ticks On
Read moreThe Hill | October 3, 2012 Three weeks into the Comeback America Initiative’s almost five-week fiscal responsibility bus tour, it’s clear we have a...
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The Final Tally for 2012: $1.09 Trillion Deficit
Read moreCBO's final Monthly Budget Review for FY 2012 came out today, showing the (preliminary) final estimate for the deficit that year: $1.09 trillion, or 7...
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Op-Ed: Throwing My Hat in the Ring
Read moreThe Government We Deserve | October 4, 2012 My fellow Americans. Grave issues face this country. This year is unlike any other year. After listening...
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Check Out Our Live Fact-Checking of the First Presidential Debate!
Read moreThe wait is finally over. Tonight in Denver will be the first of the three presidential debates, and there will be an opportunity to hear directly...
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What Works and What Doesn't for Deficit Reduction
Read moreThe IMF's most recent World Economic Outlook has a very helpful chapter looking at six case studies on countries who have dealt with a high debt...
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How the Fiscal Cliff Will Affect Taxpayers
Read moreUPDATE: Tax Policy Center also has a video in which TPC director Donald Marron walks through their findings. It is no secret that the fiscal cliff...
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Happy Fiscal New Year!
Read moreToday, October 1, marks the first day of FY 2013, with FY 2012 now in the history books. Over the past year we have seen some setbacks, like the...
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Millennials Weigh in on Simpson-Bowles
Read moreFix the Debt co-founders and Fiscal Commission co-chairs Al Simpson and Erskine Bowles have been busy traveling around the country speaking with...
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Third Way: Both Revenue Increases and Spending Cuts Are Needed
Read moreTwo new Third Way papers by David Brown, Gabe Horwitz, David Kendall together present an arguement that we have been making for a while now—that the...
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Geithner Calls for a "Go Smart" Approach
Read moreIn an interview with Charlie Rose at the Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner endorsed a "Go Smart"...
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Only One Week Left Until the Presidential Debates
Read moreThe first presidential debate is now only one week away on October 3 at the University of Denver. With much of the first debate focusing on the...
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Armed Services Committee Senators Call For a Deal
Read moreYesterday, a group of six senators from both parties signed a letter to Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell...