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Would Cutting Spending by 1% Balance the Budget in Less Than Five Years?
Read moreDuring the November 10 Republican debate, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said when discussing balanced budgets, "I’m also in favor of a plan called the penny...
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Can the Budget Realistically Be Balanced Without Touching Social Security or Medicare?
Read moreDuring this election cycle, candidates may try to claim that it’s possible to bring the federal budget to balance without touching Medicare or Social...
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Five Gimmicks Only Budget Wonks Get
Read moreThe Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, signed into law earlier this week, is fully offset over the next ten years, according to the scoring conventions of...
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A New War Spending Gimmick In The Budget Deal
Read moreThe Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 is now the law of the land. While the law does not necessarily prevent a government shutdown, it does raise the...
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Lawmakers Promise to Repeal Crop Insurance Reforms
Read moreThe budget deal recently signed into law relied heavily on one-time savings and gimmicks to offset the costs of the package, with less than half of...
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Does the Average Worker Pay $100,000 in Medicare Taxes and Receive $350,000 in Benefits?
Read moreSen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said during the debate that the average worker will pay $100,000 in Medicare taxes and receive $350,000 in benefits. According...
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Does the Budget Deal Take $150 Billion From Social Security and Spend It Elsewhere?
Read moreIn discussing the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 – the budget deal that is working its way through Congress – former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) said...
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Would a 3-Year Spending Freeze Balance the Budget?
Read moreRepublican Presidential candidate Ben Carson has frequently talked about constraining the growing national debt, and this summer said that "you could...
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Florida Governor Jeb Bush Proposes Social Security And Medicare Reform Plan
Read moreToday, Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush unveiled a new plan – among the most detailed we have seen so far from...
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Will Budget Negotiators Depend on OCO?
Read moreRecent press reports indicate that the ongoing budget negotiations between Congressional leaders and the White House may lean on the use of the...
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Rigell Releases Sequester Replacement Plan
Read moreCongressman Scott Rigell (R-VA) released a plan today we might like even better than our own Sequester Offset Solutions (SOS) plan. Congressman Rigell...