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How Would Governor Romney Pay For His Tax Cuts?
Read moreAmong the many policies Governor Romney has proposed in his run for President are substantial reductions in tax rates for individuals, including a 20...
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CBO Rolls Out Four New Budget Infographics
Read moreMore often than not, pictures can demonstrate a problem or issue better than the raw data can. CBO has taken that to heart and recently released four...
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Maya MacGuineas: Place Priority on Fiscal Responsibility
Read moreIn an op-ed in The Roanoke Times, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas calls for policymakers and citizens to put fiscal responsibility at the forefront of...
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Next Stop on the National Debt Tour: Roanoke, Virginia
Read moreToday, the National Debt Tour -- a nationwide discussion with policymakers, fiscal experts and business leaders pushing for a major deficit reduction...
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No Tax Cuts Without Offsets
Read moreThe House is set to move forward on legislation that would enact a tax cut for small businesses. The Small Business Tax Cut Act (HR 9) allows small...
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Sen. Toomey Offers A Budget Resolution
Read moreOne day after Senate Budget Committee chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) released a budget resolution based on the Fiscal Commission plan, another Budget...
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Line Items: Tax Edition
Read moreTax Reform Cometh…Eventually – Today is Tax Day, when federal tax returns are due. Procrastinators have DC Emancipation Day, a holiday in the District...
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Models for Tax Reform
Read moreContinuing on our Tax Week theme, this blog will focus on the various models there are for tax reform. Obviously, there are an almost unlimited number...
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MY VIEW: Marc Goldwein and Jason Peuquet
Read moreToday is Tax Day and Financial Literacy Day, and just as we examine our own finances, our federal government should do the same. In The Hill, CRFB's...
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Op-Ed: US Must Address Its Balance Sheet
Read moreThe Hill | April 17, 2012 It is fitting, and perhaps ironic, that today is both Tax Day and Financial Literacy Day. Taxes and finances are intimately...
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Sen. Conrad Proposes Fiscal Commission Budget
Read moreAt a press conference today, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) put forward a budget resolution that his Committee will be marking up...