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How Long Will Low Interest Rates Last?
Read moreAre we really borrowing for free, and should we be taking advantage of it? Over the last few years, we’ve seen interest rates continue to fall to...
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Bipartisan Compromise Is What's Needed
Read moreAs Congress heads toward another partisan showdown over the fiscal cliff, it is important to remember that there are plans that have received...
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Going for the (Tax-Exempt) Gold
Read moreEven as lawmakers call for broadening the tax base, it seems like they keep proposing to narrow it. In the latest edition, there appears to be...
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USA Today: Manner, Not Size, of Defense Sequester is the Concern
Read moreLawmakers, policy experts, and affected industries are righly concerned about the sequester that will hit both defense and non-defense spending across...
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A Bipartisan Call To Debate the Debt
Read moreToday Campaign to Fix the Debt co-chairs Judd Gregg and Ed Rendell were joined by Purple Nation founders Michael Steele and Lanny Davis in a letter to...
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Two Different Takes on Bending the Health Care Cost Curve
Read moreToday, The New England Journal of Medicine published an interesting contrast of health proposals from leading health policy experts representing the...
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OMB Starting to Prepare for the Sequester
Read moreOver the past few days, the Office of Management and Budget is getting to work preparing for the sequester hitting on January 2 of next year. OMB so...
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Tax Extenders Spread the Budget Thin
Read moreThe Senate Finance Committee will hold a mark-up of the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act tomorrow at 10 am. The Act would retroactively...
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The Postal Service's Woes Continue
Read moreThe United States Postal Service (USPS) is slated to default on a $5.5 billion dollar payment to the United States Treasury tonight at midnight...
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A Deal on Appropriations is Here
Read moreAfter some speculation last week about a compromise being made on appropriations, a deal has tentatively agreed upon between House Speaker John...
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Al Simpson Joins the Announcement Effect Club
Read moreThe Announcement Effect Club has a new member after this weekend—Fiscal Commission Co-Chair Alan Simpson. Simpson discussed the dangers of the fiscal...