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Deficit-Financed Tax Cuts May be Counterproductive
Read moreA new paper suggests that tax cuts that add to the deficit provide little boost to economic growth and may actually hinder it. Last week, the Tax...
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War Spending Shouldn't Become a Slush Fund
Read moreThe resolution setting next year's budget continues this year's levels of war spending, despite the fact that the federal government was supposed to...
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Reps. McCrery and Pomeroy Stress Need for Disability Insurance Reforms
Read moreIn a commentary published today in Roll Call, former Congressmen Jim McCrery (R-LA) and Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) argue Congress should take a closer look...
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Retirement Saving Takes Center Stage
Read moreRetirement saving policy took center stage Tuesday on Capitol Hill and in the policy world. The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to discuss...
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Mixed News for ACOs in CMS' Latest Update
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released some mixed news on Tuesday for health care reformers -- the results of two different Medicare...
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More Interesting Charts from CBO Director Elmendorf's Presentation
Read moreEarlier in the week, we highlighted a portion of CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's presentation at Cornell University highlighting the increased resources...
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Reps. McCrery and Pomeroy Launch SSDI Solutions Initiative
Read moreFormer Congressmen Jim McCrery (R-LA) and Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) today launched the McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative, a bipartisan effort to...
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Elmendorf: Health Care, Social Security, and Interest Spending Will Consume More of the Budget
Read moreIn a recent presentation at Cornell University, CBO Director Doug Elmendorf explained how the budget is projected to change over time. More resources...
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House Jobs Plan Doesn't Work for the Deficit
Read moreHouse Republicans plan to vote this week on a jobs package combining bills that would "build a robust economy and foster job creation." While...
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Rendell: Progressives Should Get Serious About Cutting Nation’s Debt
Read moreFormer Pennsylvania governor and Fix the Debt Campaign co-chair Ed Rendell (D) has penned an op-ed arguing that progressive candidates should care...
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Inverting the Rewards of Inversions
Read moreSenators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) have introduced legislation that would reduce the benefits to companies that choose to "invert,"...