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Nightly Business Report Discusses the Fiscal Cliff
Read moreOn Monday night, Nightly Business Report dedicated a full 25 minute video to discussing the fiscal cliff. The segment involved many different...
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Fix the Debt Travels to the DNC
Read moreAfter spending last week at the Republican National Convention, the Fix the Debt Team is taking up residence in Charlotte for the Democratic National...
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Recommendations for "Grown-up" Lawmakers
Read moreIn a Washington Post column entitled "It's Time for the Grown-Ups to Step Up in Washington," Fortune magazine senior editors Allan Sloan and Geoff...
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Blahous: The Longer We Wait, the More Difficult It Is to Fix Social Security
Read moreSocial Security trustee Charles Blahous has a interesting new commentary on the long-run sustainability of the Social Security program. The combined...
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Day 3 of the Republican National Convention
Read moreThe final night of the Republican National Convention was an eventful one, featuring speeches from the likes of former Gov. Jeb Bush (FL), Sen. Marco...
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Op-Ed: "A Problem Too Big for Small Solutions"
Read moreThe New York Times | August 29, 2012 The federal debt is the nation’s most pressing economic problem because our dangerously high debt levels are a...
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Op-Ed: "We Need Growth, and Growth Requires Reform"
Read moreThe New York Times | August 29, 2012 Getting our economy growing is our most pressing economic problem. But there can be no sustainable economic...
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Wessel: With Health Care It's About How, Not How Much
Read moreWe have talked before about the long run unsustainable growth of our health care spending. But when it comes to controlling Medicare and Medicaid...
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New York Times: "Is the Deficit Urgent, or a Distraction?"
Read moreThe New York Times' "Room for Debate" this week takes on our federal debt with a forum entitled " Is the Deficit Urgent, or a Distraction?" Writing in...
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Recap: Day 2 of the Republican National Convention
Read moreLast night featured an all star cast of speakers, from Vice Presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to former Secretary...
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Thursday Night's Convention Preview
Read moreContinuing our Updates From the Convention series, we head into the final night of the Republican National Convention. No doubt the speech to watch...
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Convention Watch: Wednesday Night's Preview
Read moreContinuing our Updates from the Conventions series, we look forward to tonight's convention schedule, packed with some of the biggest names in the...