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Congressman Chaffetz Releases Social Security Plan
Read moreCongressman Chaffetz (R-UT) has just proposed a Social Security reform plan to restore solvency to the program. The plan relies on reforms to the...
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My View: David Stockman and Andy Stern
Read moreToday, CRFB board member and former budget director for Ronald Reagan, David Stockman, along with the former head of SEIU, Andy Stern, wrote an op-ed...
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While We Wait, White House Trims Some Waste
Read moreWith the Super Committee deadline still two weeks away, President Obama seems to be unable to wait to get some savings on the board. Today, he signed...
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Calls for Big Fiscal Reforms
Read moreToday at an event hosted by the Center for American Progress and the American Action Forum, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on the...
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Removing or Weakening the Sequester Would Be Irresponsible
Read moreIf the Super Committee fails, an automatic cut of $1.2 trillion over ten years (or whatever the difference is between the agreed upon cuts and $1.2...
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Yes, Actually, We Can (at the Very Least) Make Corporate Tax Reform Revenue Neutral
Read moreAs policymakers look to "Go Smart" in putting together a deficit reduction package, there is no better place to look than tax reform; and in...
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‘Line’ Items: Fall Back Edition
Read moreIt’s About Time – If you arrived to work an hour early today then you forgot to set your clock back this weekend. The opportunity to “fall back” and...
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How to Save $600 Billion in Health Care While Protecting the Disadvantaged
Read moreIn his testimony to the Super Committee, Fiscal Commission co-chair Erskine Bowles floated a compromise plan which would, among other things, reduce...
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McConnell Lends Support for "Go Big"
Read moreAccording to The Hill, Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has signaled to Senate colleagues that he would be willing to support a $4...
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What Have the Rating Agencies Been Saying?
Read moreMoody's issued a report the other day stating that failure by the Super Committee would not by itself cause them to strip the U.S. of its AAA rating...
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