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‘Line’ Items: Emmy Edition
Read moreFrom Red Carpet to Red Ink – The Emmy Awards last night celebrated the best in TV. In Washington, the plotlines are still being written for this fall...
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A Liberal Voice for Budget Reform
Read moreAn op-ed in the New York Times yesterday featured Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and his unorthodox approach to fiscal sustainability. Unlike many of his...
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CRFB President Comments on Fiscal Policy in Jackson Hole
Read moreAt the Federal Reserve meetings in Jackson Hole, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas, commented on fiscal policy and the need for a credible debt reduction...
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Presidential Panel Releases Tax Reform Report
Read moreToday the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board issued a report on tax reform options. The report should encourage and inform a vital...
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CRFB Releases Its Realistic Baselines
Read moreToday, CRFB released a new policy paper showing a more probable fiscal outlook over the coming decade than what baseline budget projections would...
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Current Policy Extensions and Growth
Read moreIf lawmakers extended various current policies, as opposed to letting them expire as they are set to under current law, what would happen to economic...
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S&P Warns U.S. About Credit Rating
Read moreCredit-rating agency Standard & Poor’s has a message to U.S. policymakers: We are watching you on the growing national debt. In an interview today in...
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CBO Reports on ARRA's Continued Impact
Read moreYesterday, CBO released an update on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s (read our analysis of it here) impact on unemployment and job growth...
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Debate over the 2001/2003 Tax Cuts Heats Up
Read moreDebate over the 2001/2003 tax cuts is centered on its economic and budgetary aspects and effects. The President has proposed extending the tax cuts...
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Boehner Speaks on Deficits and Taxes
Read moreHouse Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) gave an economic speech today that was billed as setting the policy table if Republicans gain control of...
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‘Line’ Items: Back to School Edition
Read moreBack to School – For many kids, parents and teachers today is the first day of school. Congress is still out until after Labor Day, but policymakers...