Budget Process and Rules
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Fiscal Policy Rules: What Works
Last month, the International Monetary Fund released a report identifying successful measures that countries should keep in mind as they cope with...
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Another Issue with Using TARP Funds for Other Purposes
According to a Donald Marron, reallocating TARP funds to use for other purposes (such as a jobs bill) may violate the letter of the law (and certinaly...
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Event Recap: Release of 'Red Ink Rising'
On December 14, the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform hosted a public event at the National Press Club to announce the release of its report...
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Peterson-Pew in the Press
The Peterson-Pew Commission’s “Red Ink Rising” plan for American lawmakers has earned some black ink worldwide too since its release, not to mention...
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CRFB's MacGuineas Calls for Budget Reform
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas has an op-ed in The Hill online today. Citing the end-of-the-year dance...
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TARP: Offset or Gimmick?
In his speech today, President Obama proposed reducing the amount of money available in the TARP fund to pay for the new stimulus measure. When TARP...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times applauded a CBO estimate that under the health...
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Bad Budget Concepts and The Case of Student Loans
Sometimes, the way we score certain items in the budget leads to sub-optimal policy choices. For example, as we explained recently, the long-term care...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The Wall Street Journal calls the pharmaceutical industry foolish...
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Federal Officials Pressure ‘Pay Czar’ to Ease Pay Restrictions at AIG
Worry about the government’s investment in AIG has prompted some federal officials to call for easing the restrictions on pay at AIG for 2010, the...
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Blue Dog Coalition Endorses SAFE Commission Act
The Democratic Blue Dog Coalition, a group comprised of fiscally conservative members of the House, officially endorsed the Securing America’s Future...
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$98 Billion Wasted
Government agencies misspent over $98 billion last year, $26 billion more than was wasted the previous year, the Associated Press reports. The White...