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Jim Kolbe and Charlie Stenholm: Congress Cannot Afford to Punt on Social Security
Read moreToday, two of CRFB's co-chairman, former Representatives Charlie Stenholm (D-TX) and Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), penned an op-ed in The Hill, saying that the...
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A Hypothetical Debate on Social Security
Read moreA new article from Jeffrey Brown of Forbes succinctly captures much of the debate around the findings of the Social Security Trustees report. In many...
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Comparing the House and Senate Agriculture Changes
Read moreRecently, both the House and Senate proposed cuts to the Department of Agriculture. Though the proposals are fairly similar in magnitude, they achieve...
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CRFB Breaks Down the Social Security Trustees Report
Read moreWith the release of Trustees reports on Social Security and Medicare, CRFB has released its analysis of the Social Security report, breaking down the...
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CRFB Co-Chairman Bill Frenzel Calls for Debt Debate
Read moreBill Frenzel, CRFB co-chairman and former ranking member on the House Budget Committee, made a convincing case for a Presidential debate on specific...
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Line Items: Play Off Edition
Read morePlay On – The NHL playoffs are under way. The Red Wings were clipped, the Sharks sunk, the Canucks cannot, and the Penguins were iced. In Washington...
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Op-Ed: How About a Presidential Debate On Hard Fiscal Issues?
Read moreRealClearMarkets | April 24, 2012 We have already absorbed more campaigning from the Republican contenders than most people can stand. We have also...
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The Medicare Trustees Report
Read moreWhile we have already broken down the Social Security Trustees report, the Trustees have also produced a report for Medicare. Considering that health...
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Any Minute Now....
Read moreThe Social Security and Medicare Trustees have signed off on their respective reports on the financial projections for the two programs, though we...
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