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The Importance of Shared Sacrifice
Read moreAs is well-known by now, the growth in entitlement programs fueled by rising health care costs and an aging population threatens an ever-increasing...
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Path to Debt Stabilization: A Comparison of Debt Triggers
Read moreThe President’s Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction included a detailed legislative proposal intended to enforce a declining path for the...
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Saving the U.S. Postal Service
Read moreEarlier this week, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced a number of rate increases to take effect in January 2012. For starters, the cost of first...
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Tracker Updated With Two Plans From Last Week
Read moreWe have updated our tracker of recommendations to the Super Committee with two plans that came out last Wednesday. The first is by the Congressional...
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Democrats Target Oil and Other Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Read moreYesterday, a group of 14 Senate Democrats sent a letter to the Super Committee, urging them to eliminate oil subsidies for the top five oil companies...
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Social Security COLA Increase
Read moreSocial Security beneficiaries will see a raise in their benefits next year, resulting from a 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase...
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Growing Support for Go Big
Read moreFor the past several weeks, we have been urging the Super Committee to Go Big on deficit-reduction and exceed its savings mandate of $1.5 trillion...
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Presidential Candidate Ron Paul Releases Budget Proposal
Read moreYesterday, presidential candidate and Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) released his budget blueprint for what would be his first term in office, which he...
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Last Minute Recommendations to the Super Committee
Read moreUpdate: The House and Senate Agricultural Committees sent a bicameral, bipartisan letter to the Super Committee on Friday, promising a $23 billion...
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‘Line’ Items: Fall Colors Edition
Read moreLeaves of Change – The colors of fall draw many sightseers to view nature’s beauty. Yet, it is important to recognize that behind the changing leaves...
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CLASS Act Fades Away
Read moreThe CLASS Act, the new long-term care program enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act, has been dropped, as the Obama Administration has struggled...
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CRFB President Maya MacGuineas and Board Member Douglas Holtz-Eakin Testify on Medicare Reform
Read moreOn Wednesday, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas and CRFB board member Douglas Holtz-Eakin testified in front of the Senate Special Committee on Aging on...