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Tax Day 2015: Charts to Explain Our Tax System
Read moreIn honor of tax day, CRFB and our partners at Fix the Debt released a Tax Day 2015 chartbook yesterday, with ten charts (and one table) that explain...
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A Budget Conference - Now What?
Read moreThe House and Senate will soon appoint a formal conference committee to iron out differences between their two budgets, even though press reports...
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A Quick Take on Governor Christie's Entitlement Plan
Read moreThis morning, Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) delivered an important speech in New Hampshire on the need for entitlement reform. The speech not only...
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Tax Day 2015: 10 Charts and 1 Table About Taxes
Read moreSee some of these charts, with a more detailed explanation, at our blog Tax Day 2015: Charts to Explain Our Tax System
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SGR Bill Triggers Several Rule Violations
Read moreWe have described at length the fiscal irresponsibility of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) reform bill (H.R. 2) working its way through Congress --...
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PAYGO or No-Go: An Easy Way for Congress to Improve the SGR Bill
Read moreThere's a simple way to make the $141 billion House-passed Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) bill more fiscally responsible: don't exempt it from...
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Senate Budget Takes Issue with CHIMPs
Read moreThe Senate budget by Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) contains an important provision to limit a gimmick often used to increase spending using phony savings...
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Halfway Point of FY 2015 Shows Higher Deficit than FY 2014
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its Monthly Budget Review for March, rounding out the first half of Fiscal Year 2015. The report...