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MY VIEW: Judd Gregg May 2012
Read moreToday in The Hill, former Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) penned an Op-Ed analyzing the French elections (where France yesterday elected Mr. Hollande of the...
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Dimon: "We Know the Way, It's Called Bowles-Simpson"
Read moreAt an event at the University of Rochester's Simon School yesterday, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon made a direct call for the Simpson-Bowles...
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A Social Solution for Social Security
Read moreLast week’s report from the Social Security Trustees laid out the challenges facing the vital program. The largest federal program began running...
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Brookings Institution Comments on Tax Reform
Read moreAs the topic of tax reform will be heating up this year, five analysts from the Brookings Institution's Hamilton Project have released a paper called...
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Different Approaches to the Simulator
Read moreDavid Lawder of Reuters has featured our recently updated budget simulator in an excellent piece about the challenges of cutting the debt. The...
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Marc Goldwein: Social Security Disability System Is Broken
Read moreCRFB's Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein has a message to policymakers in an op-ed in The Hill: don't overlook the disability insurance (DI)...
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Op-Ed: Social Security Disability System Is Broken
Read moreThe Hill | May 1, 2012 Since the Social Security Trustees report was released last week, we’ve heard a lot about the year 2033. That’s the year when...
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Yes, Actually, We Should Pay for the Tax Cuts
Read moreAn article in The Hill today notes that House Republicans do not plan to offer offsets for the extension of the 2001/2003 tax cuts that expire at the...
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Americans Have Their Say in Reducing the National Debt
Read moreThe politicians don't seem to want to budge on the budget, but our simulator is allowing the public to nudge them along. The results from the...
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What Will Congress Do With the Tax Extenders?
Read moreLast week, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a review of "tax extenders" -- tax provisions that have been enacted...
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When It Comes to Deficit Reduction, Timing Matters
Read moreThe news that Britain has entered into a double-dip recession touched off a fierce debate last week over the role of austerity in the country's...