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CRFB Releases Revenue and Health Care Options
Read moreThe recent offers from the White House and Republican House leadership have shown that both parties appear to be committed to finding a compromise...
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Fiscal Cliff Watch: White House and GOP Make Counteroffers
Read moreWith the fiscal cliff only two weeks away and the upcoming holiday season, negotiations for replacing the fiscal cliff with a sensible deficit...
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Once Again, the Chained CPI Is Not Regressive
Read moreAfter being included in both the most recent White House and Republican offers, the "chained CPI" has been front and center as a potential piece of...
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Line Items: Back-Up Edition
Read moreMonday Morning Quarterbacking – The Washington Redskins stayed in playoff contention Sunday with back-up quarterback Kirk Cousins leading the team to...
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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...