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MY VIEW: Gene Steuerle March 2011
Read moreOnce again, policy-watchers and policymakers are fired up over whether Social Security needs to be fixed anytime soon. Some resort to pretty arcane...
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So Does Social Security Add to the Deficit?
Read moreIn light of the recent debates over Social Security, CRFB's latest paper attempts to clarify how the program relates to the federal budget and budget...
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Ten Former CEA Chairs Call for "Intense Negotiations" on Long-Term Deficits
Read moreA bipartisan group of ten former chairs of the President's Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) published an op-ed in Politico today stating that the...
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"Meet the Generations": Seniors
Read moreMeet Edna, a 75-year-old fictitious senior citizen. In the third installment of our "Meet the Generations" series, we take a look how policymakers'...
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Debate BUILDs over Infrastructure Investment
Read moreThe recent introduction of the BUILD Act to create a national infrastructure bank to help finance infrastructure improvements has started a needed...
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Fiscal Power Rankings
Read moreStudents at Stanford University, under the guidance of Comeback America Initiative (CAI) CEO and CRFB board member David Walker, have developed a...
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Ruth Marcus: “A Debt Crisis That Requires Compassion”
Read moreIn her recent column, Ruth Marcus, of The Washington Post declared: “Don’t call me a deficit hawk. Call me a deficit panda.” Seeking a cuddlier image...
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Health Care Reform Has Its First Birthday
Read moreOne year ago on Wednesday, the health care reform legislation (or PPACA, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) was passed by Congress...
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Op-Ed: Fix the Deficit? We Can Do That
Read moreTIME | March 17, 2011 It's rare that those of us concerned about the nation's fiscal course come bearing good news. The federal debt, after all, is as...
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CBO Projects Slightly Smaller Deficits under Current Law
Read moreAlong with CBO's preliminary analysis of the President's Budget on Friday came an update in CBO's baseline, which actually shows a $234 billion...
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CNN Money Exclusive: Deficit Pessimist Sees Hope for a Deal
Read moreIn her latest commentary for CNN Money, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas expresses increasing - but still cautious - optimism about the possibility of a...