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Donald Trump's Treasury Buyback Plan
Last week, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made waves in a CNBC interview when he seemed to indicate that he would seek to renegotiate...
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Analysis of Donald Trump's Health Care Plan
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently released a health care reform plan entitled “Healthcare Reform to Make America Great Again.”
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Debt Will Rise Under the Next President
Our recent updates and analyses of the fiscal policies of Secretary Clinton, Senator Sanders, and Donald Trump show that debt would rise from today’s...
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Sanders's Paid Family Leave Plan, Explained
Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has a Family Values Agenda built upon current legislation that calls for mandatory...
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How Much Will Government Spend Under the Next President?
One interesting metric of any budget plan is how much it would increase or reduce federal spending. According to our latest estimates, all candidates...
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ARCHIVE: Analysis of Donald Trump's Health Care Plan
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently released a health care reform plan entitled “Healthcare Reform to Make America Great Again.”...
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Comparing the Major Republican Candidates on the Budget
In preparation for upcoming Republican debates, we have put together a primer detailing the candidates’ positions on issues relating to the budget.
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Additional Offsets for Senator Sanders's Health Plan
The Sanders campaign has listed additional offsets on their website to pay for the "Medicare-for-all" health plan – most significantly taxation of...
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How Senator Ted Cruz Would Increase Defense Spending
Last week, Republican presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) released a new plan to Rebuild America’s Military through a number of specific...
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Senator Ted Cruz's Tax Reform Plan
Republican presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has a “Simple Flat Tax Plan” that would dramatically overhaul and simplify the current tax...
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Clinton's Taxes on the Wealthy, Explained
Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has proposed several new taxes that would raise taxes on the wealthy...
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Analysis of the Sanders Single-Payer Offsets
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released the outline of a plan to move to a single-payer health care system in the U.S...