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The ABLE Act: A Model for PAYGO
Read moreThe House passed the ABLE Act yesterday, a bill that helps those who have been disabled since youth accumulate savings. The bill, with an estimated... -
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How to Offset the Tax Extenders
Read moreUpdate (12/3): This blog has been updated to reflect a correction the Joint Committee on Taxation made to its estimate of the wind production credit... -
Maya MacGuineas: Tax Break Talks Stall
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote a commentary that appeared in the Wall Street Journal Washington... -
Budget Busting Deal on Tax Provisions
Read moreCongressional negotiators are reportedly nearing a deal to address the year-end tax extenders while adding $500 billion to the debt. By reinstating... -
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Finding a Social Security Solution We Can All Agree On
Read moreIn October, the National Academy for Social Insurance published a study on Americans' preferred solution to making Social Security solvent. CRFB... -
House Bill Would Double the Cost of the Research Credit
Read moreRecent press articles report that policymakers are negotiating a deal to accompany a temporary restoration of most of the 55 expired tax extenders... -
Measuring Inflation Right Saves $375 Billion
Read moreAccording to the latest CBO Budget Options report, adopting the chained CPI – an inflation index that most economists believe is a more accurate... -
Alice Rivlin: People who wanted market-driven health care now have it in the Affordable Care Act
Read moreAlice Rivlin is a former Director of the Congressional Budget Office and Office of Management and Budget. She has served as a member of the National... -
CBO Releases 2014 Budget Options
Read moreWith the national debt at record highs and projected to increase, lawmakers need to find ways to reduce the long-term budget deficit. Fortunately, CBO... -
Another Lame Duck Decision Point: Military Personnel Spending
Read moreCQ is reporting (subscription required) that the main obstacle to the defense appropriations authorization, which must be addressed during the lame...