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Kick-off Time – Football season got underway this weekend, and the final legislative drive before the mid-term elections also commences this week. The...

We reported a lot in June about small efforts the White House and OMB were taking to cut costs in the government. Now, the Obama Administration is...

The “Orszag Plan” laid out by former OMB director Peter Orszag in his inaugural New York Times column argues that we should extend the tax cuts for...

US markets this week continue to reflect a modest growth play despite uninspiring data. Safe haven concerns from abroad and deflation worries have...

A small controversy has been brewing in the blogosphere over the relative value of the higher-income 2001/2003 tax cuts and the Social Security...

The Tax Policy Center recently unveiled their new “Tax Calculator,” which examines how the decisions regarding the 2001/2003 tax cuts will affect...

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke yesterday about the importance of taking action soon to ensure future fiscal sustainability, calling the...

The knives are out, and they’re pointing at Social Security reform. There is no one “right” way to fix the fiscal problems facing the country, but if...

An interesting exchange was recently published on progressive ways to think about deficit reduction, especially when it comes to the “big three...

Today, former OMB Director Peter Orszag debuted his new column in the New York Times and he sure made a splash. He tries to thread the needle of...

Yesterday, the President announced two new plans for economic growth. Responding to pressure to deliver more job creation in a critical election year...

A Lot of Work Ahead – The end of the long Labor Day weekend heralds the effective end of summer: the pools are closed, the kids are back at school...