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Ending Tax Breaks Will, In Fact, Help the Budget
Read moreThe Washington Post has a story today saying that ending retirement savings tax expenditures would save little money. The argument is a familiar one... -
Taking a Closer Look at the Charitable Deduction
Read moreThough recent discussion about "spending in the tax code" has brought fresh attention to tax expenditures, much of the discussion has been about how... -
It Depends on What You Mean by 'Almost as Large'
Read moreIt seems like we are having Social Security deja vu. Just a couple weeks ago, we basically repeated our response from last September to those who... -
Biden Group Talks Update: Searching for More Cuts and Talking Triggers
Read moreThe Biden group of debt negotiations resumed on Tuesday with the fourth meeting of the bipartisan group of lawmakers chaired by Vice President Biden... -
Donald Marron on Tax Expenditures
Read moreDonald Marron, director of the Tax Policy Center, has a good piece over at the Christian Science Monitor on how tax expenditures should be part of any... -
Averting a Fiscal Crisis
Read moreCRFB has compiled a brief background on the scope of our nation's fiscal challenges and the drivers of our debt and deficits, while outlining some of... -
‘Line’ Items: Playoffs Edition
Read moreCrunch Time – The playoffs are well underway in the NBA and NHL. A playoff atmosphere is also brewing in Washington even though the home teams are not... -
Between the ‘Line’s: Meetings, Plans, Halfsies and One Cent
Read moreNo Deficit of Talk – At least there no longer is a deficit of discussion when it comes to our fiscal situation. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) gave... -
‘Line’ Items: May Flowers Edition
Read moreWhat Will Bloom This Month? – In April we were showered with fiscal policy developments: namely, a last-minute FY 2011 budget deal; a deluge of budget... -
Between the ‘Line’s: Limits, Meetings, Triggers, and Cloture
Read moreBumping Up on the Debt Ceiling – On Monday, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner sent a letter to congressional leaders saying that his department this... -
Martin Feldstein: Raise Taxes, but Not Tax Rates
Read moreAn op-ed in today's New York Times by Harvard economics professor Martin Feldstein says that while reducing our debt will require more revenue, that... -
‘Line’ Items: Two Weddings and a Burial Edition
Read moreWedding Vows and Vows Kept – Last week the royal wedding in England between William and Kate garnered a great deal of attention on this side of the...