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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...
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MY VIEW: Judd Gregg September 2012
Read moreFormer Senator and CRFB board member Judd Gregg (R-NH) writes in today's The Hill that former President Bill Clinton's call for bipartisanship may be...
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Fiscal Commission Co-Chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson on Meet The Press
Read moreCRFB Board Members, Fix the Debt Campaign Co-Founders and Fiscal Commission Co-Chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson recently appeared on Meet The...