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Op-Ed: If Congress Won't Lead, Others Must
Read moreStar Tribune | October 5, 2013 Here we are again, watching as our national leaders engage in another fiscal fistfight. Partisan rancor, sadly, is now... -
Super Committee Savings Target Was 150% of Sequestration
Read morePreviously, we've voiced a number of concerns about sequestration, including that it is too abrupt, too mindless, too focused on the discretionary... -
The CR and the Medical Device Tax (Take Two)
Read moreAs Congress negotiates a proposal to pass a continuing resolution and reopen the government, they may enact other policy at the same time. One such... -
The Tax Break-Down: American Opportunity Tax Credit
Read moreThis is the tenth post in our blog series, The Tax Break-Down, which will analyze and review tax breaks under discussion as part of tax reform. Last... -
Government Shutdown Limits Budget Options (Literally!)
Read moreThe government is still shut down, the debt ceiling is fast approaching, and the need to put our debt on a sustainble path remains. This environment... -
On Income Tax's 100th Birthday, Time for Another Look
Read moreToday marks the centennial anniversary of the federal income tax, signed into law on October 3, 1913 by President Woodrow Wilson. Though this date... -
David Walker: American Nightmare
Read moreFormer Comptroller General and CRFB Board Member David Walker writes in Public Finance International that the struggles in Detroit are a symbol of... -
Op-Ed: American Nightmare
Read morePublic Finance International | October 1, 2013 The US government, and large parts of American society, have strayed from the principles and values on... -
Q&A: Everything You Should Know About the Debt Ceiling
Read moreWhile it is incredibly disappointing that elected officials in Washington failed to avoid a government shutdown, attention is quickly turning towards... -
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The Economic Cost of the Shutdown
Read moreAs we enter day 2 of the government shutdown, Americans across the country are already feeling the impact. With federal government offices and... -
(Un)happy Fiscal New Year!
Read moreToday, October 1st, marks the first day of the 2014 fiscal year for the government, and the first day of a government shutdown in which 40 percent of...