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A Closer Look at Subsidized Stafford Loans
Read moreIn a recent blog post, Jason Delisle and Alex Holt, colleagues at the New America's Foundation Education Budget Project, argue for the elimination of...
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Coburn's Finds Waste in DoD
Read moreSen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) is known for going after government inefficiencies, whether it's lauching the GAO's comprehensive review of federal agencies...
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Fed Chairman Speaks on The Urgent Need To Avert a Fiscal Cliff
Read moreIn an address to the New York Economic Club today, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke commented on the state of the economic recovery and the...
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Line Items: NASCAR Edition
Read moreRacing to the Cliff – The NASCAR season ended on Sunday with Brad Keselowski claiming his first Sprint Cup championship. But fans of seeing things...
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"Go Big" Group Forming Again in the House
Read morePresident Obama met with Congressional leaders last Friday to begin working toward a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. Reportedly, the talks had an...
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Bill Frenzel: Going Off the Fiscal Cliff Is Good Policy—If You Like Unemployment
Read moreFormer Congressman and CRFB Board Member Bill Frenzel has some advice for the so-called " fiscal cliff divers": don't even think about it! Going off...
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Maya MacGuineas: Five myths about the 'fiscal cliff'
Read moreNot long after her appeal to national leaders to work towards a bipartisan compromise, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas dispels 5 common misconceptions...
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MY VIEW: Maya MacGuineas November 19 2012
Read moreNot long after her appeal to national leaders to work assiduously towards a bipartisan comprehensive debt-deal, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas makes...
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Op-Ed: Five Myths About the ‘Fiscal Cliff’
Read moreWashington Post | November 16, 2012 At the end of the year, the country faces an abrupt series of broad tax increases and blunt cuts to most federal...
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Weinstein Proposes Cut-to-Invest Commission to Finance Infrastructure
Read moreA new report by CRFB and Moment of Truth Project consultant Paul Weinstein provides some guidance on how we could handle both our infrastructure...
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Alternative Revenue Raisers from High Earners
Read moreAs was the case two years ago, the 2001/2003 tax cuts will be a hot topic in the lame duck session. Democrats would like to extend the full tax cuts...
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Five Fiscal Plans for Consideration
Read moreToday, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation held a follow-up event to its 2011 Solutions Initiative, in which policy organizations presented plans to deal...