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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...
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How Is the House Replacing the Sequester?
Read moreUpdate: CBO has posted scores for the Energy and Commerce and Oversight bills. They would save $113 billion and $83.3 billion, respectively, over ten...
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MacGuineas: Make Candidates Debate the Debt
Read moreToday, we are launching DebateTheDebt.org, a site where you can sign a petition calling for a real debate devoted to the debt. In that vein, CRFB...
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Chairman Bernanke Addresses the Fiscal Cliff
Read moreFederal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke held a press conference yesterday following the conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting...
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CRFB’s Simulator: A Tool for Fixing the Budget
Read moreTo hear the news coming out of Washington, finding the route to fiscal stability can be pretty hopeless as our leaders all steer in different...