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The President's Health Care Offsets
Read moreJune 13 - In this morning's weekly radio address, President Obama again made the case for health care reform, arguing that it is "essential to...
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Understanding the President’s PAYGO Proposal
Read moreYesterday, President Obama announced his support for enacting statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO). Under the President's proposal, OMB would maintain a...
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Who's Going to Buy Our Debt Now?
Read moreJune 10 - It seems like a no-brainer that the US should start planning how it will get its fiscal house in order when economic and financial recovery...
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Banks to repay TARP - issues ahead
Read moreJune 9 - Treasury announced today that 10 of the nation's largest banks can now repay TARP borrowing because they had been able to raise capital in...
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Health Reform's Savings Myth
Read moreWashington Post | May 31, 2009 "Health-care reform is entitlement reform" has become a mantra of the Obama administration. The idea is that Congress...
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$4 Trillion in Exaggerated Savings
Read moreWashington Post | May 20, 2009 On two separate issues -- health-care and the budget -- the president has promised savings of $2 trillion. A total of...
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Analysis of the President's FY2010 Budget
Read moreRecently, the White House released its comprehensive FY2010 budget request, including detailed proposals for each agency, along with “Analytical...
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Staff Working Paper #6: Resource Allocation
Read moreAre the rules of thumb and categories we have explicitly and implicitly established in our budget process for resource allocation appropriate and...