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JCT Confirms: Dynamic Scoring Doesn't Make Extenders Look Much Better
Read moreLawmakers have so far been reluctant to pay for the group of temporary tax cuts known as the " tax extenders," instead generally just adding the cost...
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Live-Tweeting the First GOP Primary Debate
Read moreAs the 2016 election officially kicks off with the first Republican presidential primary debates in Cleveland tonight, our friends over at Fix the...
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Maya MacGuineas: Debunking Budget Myths Before They Become Part of 2016 Campaign
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote a commentary that appeared in the Wall Street Journal Washington...
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Will Repealing “Obamacare” Fix the Debt?
Read moreSome candidates may propose to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” in order to solve the fiscal situation. But repealing...
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Will Tax Increases Cripple Economic Growth?
Read moreOne common argument against increasing tax revenue is that it requires raising marginal tax rates, which could severely damage economic growth by...
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With Deficits Falling, Our Debt Problems are Behind Us
Read moreSince the Great Recession, the deficit has fallen by about two-thirds, from $1.4 trillion in 2009 to $485 billion in 2014, a fact that some have used...
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Gene Steuerle: Why Health Cost Growth Increases after Estimators Say it’s Slowing: Observer Effects and Feedback Loops
Read moreDr. Eugene (Gene) Steuerle is the Richard B. Fisher chair and Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute and a member of the Committee for a Responsible...
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Chicago Tribune Praises First Budget for Forcing Candidates to Confront the Debt
Read moreThe Chicago Tribune Editorial Board recently highlighted First Budget -- an initiative co-sponsored by the Campaign to Fix the Debt and the Concord...
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Rattner Discusses Economic Problems Facing Millennials
Read moreSteven Rattner wrote an article in yesterday's The New York Times discussing the financial problems facing millennials. Rattner writes that...
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Watch the McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Conference
Read moreThe McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative is holding its SSDI Solutions Conference today from 8:45 AM to 5 PM. The conference features opening...
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How Lawmakers Have Added to Deficits This Year
Read moreThe beginning of the 114th Congress was marked by a great deal of rhetoric about fiscal responsibility and passage of a budget resolution promising a...
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Jim McCrery and Earl Pomeroy: Social Security disability reform: An issue that can’t wait
Read moreFormer U.S. Representatives Jim McCrery (R-LA) and Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) are the co-chairs of the McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative, a project...