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Where is the Estate Tax Heading?
Read morePOLITICO reported earlier in the week that the estate tax debate is re-emerging as the expiration of the 2001/2003/2010 tax cuts looms. The estate tax...
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Concord Coalition Honors the Brave 38
Read moreTonight, the Concord Coalition will present their annual Paul E. Tsongas Patriot Award to the Brave 38—the 22 Democratic and the 16 Republican...
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Fiscal Fact Checker: Simpson-Bowles Raises Revenue
Read moreToday on Bloomberg, Edward Lazear -- the former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors under former President George W. Bush -- talked about the...
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NPR Breaks Down the Fiscal Cliff
Read moreToday, NPR's Planet Money featured a helpful "three and a half graphic" breakdown of the fiscal cliff, relying on CRFB's figures. The piece breaks...
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Lessons from Canada
Read moreThe United States is not the only country in the world who has, or is, facing fiscal problems. Our neighbor to the north faced some severe fiscal...
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Quantifying the Effects of Uncertainty
Read moreWe have seen many lawmakers and business leaders claim that the fiscal cliff is holding back the recovery and leading to higher unemployment, and in...
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A Healthy Debate on the Medicare Age
Read moreA column in The Wall Street Journal today asks "Should the Eligibility Age for Medicare Be Raised?" Taking the " yes" side is CRFB president Maya...
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MY VIEW: Maya MacGuineas September 2012
Read moreCRFB President Maya MacGuineas writes in today's The Hill that as Congress returns home for another recess, there is plenty of evidence that...
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Op-Ed: "Congress Leaving on a Debt Plane"
Read moreThe Hill | September 18, 2012 Members of Congress will return home for yet another recess in the next few days, leaving behind nothing but a swirl of...
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Op-Ed: "How to Cut the US Deficit by Fixing Tax"
Read moreThe Financial Times | September 17, 2012 One of the few issues on which Barack Obama and Mitt Romney agree is the need for tax reform. Since the last...
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The Concord Coalition and Next 10 Release Budget Simulator
Read moreToday, the Concord Coalition and Next 10 released a new budget simulator that allows participants to choose for themselves how to reduce our...
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Event Recap: "National Security Implications of America's Debt and Bipartisan Plans to Address the Solution"
Read moreThe second of four Strengthening of America—Our Children's Future forums was held today on national security and the national debt. The event featured...