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CRFB Compares the Major Deficit Reduction Plans
Read moreComparing fiscal plans can often be a difficult task. The plans may use different baselines, use different ten-year windows, have different estimates...
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Jumping Through Hoops to Avoid the Sequester
Read moreYesterday, in POLITICO David Rogers had an article about an effort in the House to temporarily delay the sequester scheduled to hit at year's end. As...
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Line Items: Spring Forward Edition
Read moreSpring in Their Step? – As part of the annual spring ritual, we moved the clocks forward an hour. While time marches on, Washington seems stuck in...
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David Walker: Presidential Candidates’ Budget Plans Not Feasible
Read moreIn an op-ed in Roll Call, David Walker lamented the lack of a "feasible" debt plan among the Presidential candidates, including President Obama. While...
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Tax Ideas from Citizens for Tax Justice
Read moreThe Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ) just released a new report detailing their own estimates of a number of options for raising revenue through...
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AIG Support Continues Winding Down
Read moreAs the Treasury Department continues its winding down of TARP programs, it will sell off $6 billion of AIG shares, likely bringing its ownership stake...
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2013 Appropriations Process Is Up in the Air
Read moreIf there's anything people can agree on in Washington, it is that the current budget process is broken. Congress has not passed a budget resolution...
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Understanding Fair-Value Accounting
Read moreOne of the wonkier discussions that arise inside the Washington beltway from time to time is what accounting method to use for federal credit programs...
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Sen. Corker Demands Fiscal Responsibility for the Transportation Bill
Read moreIn an op-ed in the Washington Post, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) disapproves of the current debate on the transportation bill that is being considered. He...
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Kaiser Compares Premium Support Proposals
Read moreFor those of you who have had trouble keeping track of the many premium support proposals that have come out over the past year, the Kaiser Family...
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Line Items: Primary Edition
Read moreDeficit Secondary in Primary – The presidential primary campaign hits a key point this week as "Super Tuesday" contests in several states may go a...
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How Has the Tax Code Changed Since 1986?
Read moreThe Tax Reform Act of 1986 is often hailed as a major bipartisan achievement, a reform that simplified the tax code and lowered marginal tax rates. Of...