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Dynamic Infrastructure Estimate Gives Lawmakers Food for Thought
Read moreThree weeks from the deadline to deal with highway funding, a new report commissioned by the McGraw Hill Financial Global Institute gives Congress...
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Greece is Rather Unique
Read moreThe Greek saga took another turn last week as the second bailout from the Eurozone countries approved in 2012 expired on June 30, leading to Greece...
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Peter G. Peterson: America can't afford Greek complacency
Read morePeter G. Peterson is the founder of the Pete G. Peterson Foundation and is a member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He wrote a...
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Finance Committee Provides Its Framework for International Tax Reform
Read moreThe Senate Finance Committee has been working all year in five bipartisan working groups on tax reform, and today they have reports to show for it. Of...
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IMF: Fiscal Reform Boosts Economic Growth
Read moreThe IMF has released new research showing that fiscal reforms enhance economic growth. These findings are broadly consistent with other analysis of...
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Sources of Spending Growth in the Long Term
Read moreOver the past few weeks, we have been posting in-depth analysis of the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) Long-Term Outlook. In its supplemental data...
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Changes Make Cures Bill More Responsible
Read moreTo ameliorate some concerns with the original bill, a revised version of H.R. 6, or the 21st Century Cures Act, was recently released, aiming to...
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Lankford on SSDI: The Time for Reform is Now
Read moreOn Tuesday, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) wrote an op-ed in The Hill advocating for meaningful reform to the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)...
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High Debt Drags Down the Economy
Read moreAccording to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), rising debt levels could reduce projected annual income by between $2,000 and $6,000 per person by...
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New Discussions on a Carbon Tax
Read moreThe Tax Policy Center (TPC) recently released a primer on carbon taxes. The report outlines how the construction of a carbon tax matters for its...
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CBO Forecasts Costs of Climate Change
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released new estimates of the cost of climate change, specifically as it relates to hurricanes. The report...
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Levin, Baldwin Introduce Bill to Close Carried Interest Loophole
Read moreWays and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) have introduced a bill to close a well-known tax loophole that...