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The Comeback America Initiative's Plan
Read moreToday, the Comeback America Initiative (CAI), a non-partisan organization that promotes discussion around fiscal solutions, released their " Restoring...
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Timing Shouldn't Be a Problem for the Gang...
Read moreDespite broad enthusiasm for the Gang of Six proposal released yesterday, some have argued that there isn't enough time to put it into law. Senator...
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Gene Steuerle: Planning for How to Present the Budget in 2013
Read moreIf you are following the machinations over raising the nation's debt limit, you know that both political parties expect much of the progress on the...
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The Gang's All Here
Read moreThe Gang of Six has been working on a fiscal plan for months now, and it appears that they are now ready to step into the debt debate in the eleventh...
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Deficit Reduction Helps the Economy, But It Isn't Just a Counting Exercise
Read moreCBO recently released its analysis of a hypothetical deficit reduction plan's effect on the economy. They use a $2.4 trillion deficit reduction plan...
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Senator Coburn Introduces New Deficit Reduction Plan
Read moreAt a press conference earlier this afternoon, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) officially released his deficit reduction plan, Back in Black--not to be confused...
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‘Line’ Items: Harry Potter Edition
Read moreIn Need of Magic – The Harry Potter saga has come to a conclusion with the blockbuster release of the final movie in the series. Sadly, an end the...
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: S&P's Latest Warning
Read moreS&P has followed Moody's in issuing the frequent warning about how not raising the debt ceiling by August 2 will affect the U.S.'s credit rating. With...
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CNN EXCLUSIVE: Don't give up on grand bargain on debt
Read moreIn an exclusive op-ed today for CNN, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas urges lawmakers not to give up on trying to use the debt limit increase as an...
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Op-Ed: Don't Give Up on Grand Bargain on Debt
Read moreCNN | July 15, 2011 Maybe the cynics are right. Maybe it will prove too heavy a lift to use the occasion of the debt ceiling increase to put in place...
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Fed Weighs Options on What to Do Next
Read moreAppearing before the House Financial Services Committee yesterday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled that the Fed was keeping all options on the...
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