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MY VIEW: Alice Rivlin December 2012
Read moreFormer CBO Director and CRFB Board Member cautioned political leaders in a op-ed in The Hill, that merely finding just enough savings to repeal the...
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Op-Ed: Steps to Fiscal Responsiblity
Read moreThe Hill | December 14, 2012 While avoiding the “fiscal cliff” is essential to near-term recovery and job growth, it is just the first step to...
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Coburn Takes a Look at Tax Expenditures
Read moreSenator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has released a new list of ten wasteful tax expenditures, totaling $130 billion over the next ten years. Whether it is tax...
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Herger's Proposal to Reform Medicare
Read moreReducing federal health spending will play an important role in any long term deficit reduction plan debated over the next year. As lawmakers look to...
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MY VIEW: Michael Peterson
Read moreMichael Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, writes in Politico that much of the coverage on the fiscal cliff has missed...
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Op-Ed: A Real Debt Goal: 60 Percent by 2030
Read morePolitico | December 13, 2012 The fiscal cliff obsession in Washington is missing the whole point of fiscal reform: actually solving our national debt...
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Polling Shows Americans Want a Deal
Read moreWith the fiscal cliff inching closer and still no clear deal in sight, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds the American public overwelmingly...
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The Chained CPI Explained
Read moreOne option on the table that has great potential to be included in a final deal is the chained CPI. As we explain in our updated paper on the chained...
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Two House Representatives Support a Two-Part Process
Read moreIn a bipartisan op-ed in the Chicago Tribune, Reps. Robert Dold (R-IL) and Daniel Lupinski (D-IL) endorse a two-part process that avoids the fiscal...
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Confidence Drops in Light of the Fiscal Cliff
Read moreNow only three weeks away from the fiscal cliff, businesses and consumers are reacting to the economic uncertainty. The National Federation of...
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Make Your Own Deficit Reduction Plan!
Read moreAll eyes are on Washington, as we see what the White House and the Congress agree on to avert the fiscal cliff and begin to tackle our debt. While we...
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QE 3.1: The Fed Gets Specific
Read moreIn September, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced a third round of quantitative easing, consisting of purchases of mortgage-backed...