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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...
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The Limits of An All-Tax Solution
Read moreTax Policy Center has a new paper out showing what tax rates would have to be in order to stabilize the debt at 60 percent of GDP in 2020, 2025, and...
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The War Gimmick Simplified
Read moreWith CBO recently having scored President Obama's 2013 Budget Request, included within the total score is a score of a policy known as capping...
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Tim Penny: Presidential Candidates Must Address our Debt
Read moreNote: This op-ed was originally published in The Hill. After a year in which the country was on the verge of declaring bankruptcy and the federal...
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Vote to Repeal IPAB Shows Why It's Necessary
Read moreUpdate: CBO has estimated that the IPAB repeal bill (HR 452) would increase spending and deficits by $3 billion from 2013-2022. On Wednesday, the...
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Explaining the Three Scenarios in "Primary Numbers"
Read moreLast week, we released our in-depth analysis of the debt impact of the four Republican candidates’ budget proposals, a report that received a...