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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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Bowles Plan Offers Path to Compromise
Read moreAt the end of Tuesday's Super Committee hearing, Fiscal Commission co-chair and CRFB board member Erskine Bowles offered up top-line numbers...
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Go Big Is In the House
Read moreToday, Representatives Heath Shuler (D-NC) and Mike Simpson (R-ID) held a press conference to release a new letter to the Super Committee signed by...
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Social Security Debate Heats Up
Read moreWith reports that the Super Committee has been considering reforms to Social Security, rhetoric from all sides of the issue has been heating up. This...
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CRFB Live Tweeting Super Committee Hearing with Bowles, Simpson, Domenici, and Rivlin
Read moreLater today, the Super Committee will be holding another public hearing with Fiscal Commission co-chairs, Moment of Truth Project Advisors, and CRFB...
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