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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Read moreHere are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The Wall Street Journal noted the lessons that the United States...
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‘Line’ Items: Recess Over, Deadlines Loom
Read moreThey’re Back – Congress returns from its spring recess this week. The Senate is back in session today and the first order of business is a cloture...
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New Types of Taxes
Read moreIn counting down to tax day, we’ve already shown that we don’t raise as much in revenue as we spend, and how this is partially the result of costly...
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CRFB President and Board Members Talk Solutions on CNN IOUSA Panel This Weekend
Read moreCRFB President Maya MacGuineas will join a panel of experts including CRFB board members Pete Peterson and David Walker, as well as former Senator...
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Spending by Any Other Name Smells as Sweet: Tax Expenditures
Read moreIn the complexity that is our tax system, there’s a special group of tax law provisions that significantly change how the regular tax rates affect...
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Three International Economists Join Announcement Effect Club
Read moreAlong with the daffodils, the onset of spring has seen the blossoming of the “announcement effect” in the public discourse. Three international...
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Bernanke on Our Fiscal Woes
Read moreSpeaking in Dallas yesterday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reiterated the choices we will have to face to regain fiscal sustainability. He...
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Bottom Line Counts Down to Tax Day
Read moreThose who are yet to file their tax returns know full well that April 15 ( Tax Day) is fast approaching. In the mad rush to complete the paperwork...
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Six Months Down: CBO Monthly Budget Review Estimates $714 billion deficit in FY 2010 Thus Far
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office issued its Monthly Budget Review yesterday. It estimates that the federal government incurred a deficit of $714...
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So What's Our Revenue Situation?
Read moreWith tax day fast approaching, it's worth discussing the current state of revenues in the United States. Last year, revenue collection hit a 60-year...
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Coburn, Baby, Burn
Read moreThe Hill reports that Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has promised to block all future spending bills that are not fully “paid for.” He currently is leading...
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The Power of Saying 'No'
Read moreIn today's New York Times, David Leonhardt argues that deep down, Americans tend to view more health care as better care, but that in our quest for...