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The "Low Hanging Fruit" of the Budget Debate
Read moreThe latest edition of CQ Weekly has a piece on the " low-hanging fruit" of the budget debate -- provisions that have been proposed or negotiated by...
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House Agriculture Committee Releases Companion Farm Bill
Read moreCorrection: The original post incorrectly stated the change that the House bill made to the Standard Utility Allowance. It does adopt the provision...
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Jonathan Rauch Calls for Simpson-Bowles
Read moreIn yesterday's Washington Post, Jonathan Rauch writes that President Obama should propose a bill, that would among other things, tackle long-term debt...
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Short-Sightedness on Display: Changes to Pension Insurance Risk Great Future Costs
Read moreKeith Hennessey examines a provision of the two-year transportation bill that may have reduced deficits on paper, but only by potentially increasing...
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The Budgetary Impact of States Opting Out of the Medicaid Expansion
Read moreLast week, the Supreme Court released its ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). As the initial...
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Zero-Sum Doesn't Quite Cut It
Read moreThe New York Times has an article today entitled " In Washington’s New Mood of Austerity, Legislating Turns Into a Zero-Sum Game," detailing how the...
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David Cote Makes the Case for a Fiscal Fix
Read moreIn an appearance on Bloomberg TV, Honeywell CEO and Fiscal Commission member David Cote made the case for a fiscal plan, saying that it would be...
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IMF: U.S. Must Get Its Timing Right
Read moreToday, the IMF released the concluding statement of its Article IV Consultation, calling for the U.S. to pass a deficit reduction plan quickly but...
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Parties Discuss Sequester Working Groups
Read moreA few members of Congress are now proposing House-Senate working groups to try and negotiate a compromise that would avoid the squester. From The Hill...
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The OECD Recommends a "Go Smart" Approach
Read moreThis week the OECD released its biennial Economic Surveys on the United States, with the organization's economic recommendations for policymakers. The...
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The True Cost of Federal Credit Programs?
Read moreIn a new report released yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office looked at the difference in accounting methods used to score federal credit...
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Administration May Get Even More Difficult for the IRS
Read moreIt's no secret that Congress hasn't been making the IRS's life very easy. In a time of discretionary spending caps, they are looking to reduce the...