Fiscal Cliff
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Line Items: Frankenstorm Edition
Storm Brewing – The Northeastern U.S. is being impacted by the freak concurrence of several major storms that has caused major population centers like...
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Could We Go Bungee Jumping Off the Fiscal Cliff?
It is a point of consensus among those following the budget that the fiscal cliff would likely be very damaging for the economy in the short term...
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Medicaid Physician Payments Add to Year-End Uncertainty
When we talk about policy uncertainty these days, most of the time we are referring to the fiscal cliff. However, several other policies remain in...
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President Obama Comments on the Possibility of a Grand Bargain
In an initially off-the-record interview with the Des Moines Register, President Obama outlined his vision for his second term. As you would expect...
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Getting Closer: Fiscal Cliff Number One Concern for Investors
Wonkblog's Suzy Khimm reports on two new surveys showing that investor concern over the fiscal cliff has well overtaken their concern about Europe's...
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Line Items: Debate Edition
Up for Debate – Election 2012 is entering the final stretch and it is still up for grabs. The presidential contest has been marked more by missteps...
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Why Debt Matters for National Security
Tonight is the last presidential debate with questions focused on foreign policy, but it would be a mistake to forget about debt. Our foreign policy...
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Alarms Grow Louder as Fiscal Cliff Draws Closer
This blog has been cross-posted at FixTheDebt.org. It may not be as popular as Justin Bieber, but the fiscal cliff is getting plenty of notice as of...
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MY VIEW: Tim Penny October 2012
Former Congressman and CRFB Board Member Tim Penny (D-MN) writes in today's The Hill that even with both parties laying out different plans this...
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How the Fiscal Cliff (and Tax Reform) Could Affect Tax Rates
Over at TaxVox, Roberton Williams writes about what will happen to tax rates under the fiscal cliff. Many economists believe that marginal tax rates...
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Schumer Outlines His Vision for Taxes
In a speech at the National Press Club (video here), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) outlined his vision of how to change the tax code. During the...
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How the Fiscal Cliff Will Affect Taxpayers
UPDATE: 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...