In a new paper yesterday, we showed how policymakers could raise revenue exclusively from higher earners without increasing rates. Specifically, we...

Yesterday's The Hill reported on a letter that acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller sent to the heads of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance...

A couple of months ago, The United States Conference of Mayors, through a letter signed by a bipartisan group of 149 mayors across the country, called...

Today, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas writes in The Hill that with the election now over, politicians can and should turn their attention to what...

Last week, a letter from six organizations--the AARP, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Physicians, the American...

As the President, Congress, business, labor, and other civic leaders meet this week to discuss a "Grand Bargain" on the fiscal cliff and our...

Answering the Call – Today is the federal government's observance of Veterans Day, the day the nation honors those who have served in the armed forces...

The generational burden of debt is one of the best arguments for millennials to get involved with the issue of deficits and debt. We've noticed many...

On Friday, President Obama spoke on the need to replace the "fiscal cliff" with a comprehensive plan to address the nation's unsustainable fiscal path...

CBO has released two new reports that detail our short run problem of the fiscal cliff and the long term challenge of reducing the debt. Reading the...