Let's Get Specific
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Social Security and National Security
Read moreThe Bottom Line continues its blog series highlighting our Ten Questions to Ask the Candidates ahead of the mid-term elections. 5. Strengthening...
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NTU, US PIRG and Heritage Get Specific
Read moreYesterday was a big day for getting specific as the National Taxpayers Union and the United States Public Interest Research Group, as well as the...
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Pay As You Go and the Tax Cuts
Read moreContinuing in our discussion of (what we believe to be the most important!) Ten Questions to Ask the Candidates leading up to this coming Tuesday's...
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Establishing Goals and Demolishing Myths
Read moreLast week CRFB provided Ten Questions to Ask the Candidates on fiscal policy as a way to help voters gauge how serious a candidate truly is regarding...
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Decision Time
Read moreThe new fiscal year has begun without a budget blueprint or any spending guidance enacted; the fiscal year 2010 deficit has been pegged at around $1.3...
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Let's Get Specific: Tax Expenditures
Read moreContinuing with our Let’s Get Specific series, which lays out specific plans and policies to help reduce our national debt, today we have released our...
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Wyden Calls for Tax Reform Before Tax Cut Debate
Read moreThe Hill reports that Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) urged fellow lawmakers this week at a tax policy conference to focus on fundamental tax reform instead...
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Let’s Get Specific: Social Security
Read moreSocial Security is getting a lot of attention these days. However, much of the discussion is centered on what not to do: don’t cut benefits; don’t...
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‘Line’ Items: (Fiscal) New Year’s (Lack of) Resolutions Edition
Read moreShould Old Performance be Forgot, and Never Brought to Mind? – The new fiscal year (2011) began on Friday. Instead of imbibing in champagne, CRFB...
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CRFB Event: It's Time to Get Specific
Read moreWith the fiscal debt clock ticking, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget yesterday brought together members of Congress and other fiscal...