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How Far We Have to Go on Deficit Reduction
Read moreIn the past few weeks, we have made the case for putting debt on a downward path as a percent of GDP as a goal for the next round of deficit reduction...
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Line Items: Hockey Edition
Read moreDropping the Puck – The NHL season is finally underway, and it only took the Washington Capitals five games to get a win. Things are similarly getting...
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MY VIEW: Maya MacGuineas & Thomas Rippon
Read moreToday in an op-ed in The Patriot News, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas and Pennsylvania Fix the Debt Co-chair Thomas Rippon call for bipartisan...
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New Proposal to Reform Federal Student Aid
Read moreIn a report released today, the New America Foundation’s Education Policy Program offers a proposal to overhaul the federal financial aid system with...
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Op-Ed: Bipartisan Compromise Needed to Get America's Fiscal House in Order
Read morePatriot News | January 29, 2013 We are in a state of stupor over the federal budget. No, it’s not we citizens. But, rather, it’s our federal elected...
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Peterson Foundation Analyzes the Fiscal Cliff Deal
Read moreThe Peter G. Peterson Foundation has released a new report on the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) and its effect on the long-term outlook...
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Senator Murray Brings Citizens Into Budget Process
Read moreToday, Senate Budget Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) unveiled a new feature on her Committee's website called MyBudget, which allows constituents...
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Washington Post on the Proper Target for Debt Reduction
Read moreA recent editorial from the Washington Post takes on the "new school of thought on deficits" that believes that we do not have to go too much further...
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We Still Need Postal Reform
Read moreToday, The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reported that the U.S. Postal Service will again raise the price on first-class postage stamps...
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A Closer Look at Refundable Tax Credits
Read moreYesterday, CBO issued a report on refundable tax credits, examining many issues involved with the credits. The first refundable credit, the Earned...
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Camp Offers New Ideas on Financial Products Tax Reform
Read moreYesterday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released a Discussion Draft on reforming the tax treatment of financial products...
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Coburn: Reasons to Raise the Medicare Age
Read moreAdding to the conversation around reforming federal health spending, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has released a short report on why the Medicare age...