Budgets & Projections
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Senator Corker Lays Out His Plan
In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) outlined a plan for replacing parts of the fiscal cliff with what he estimates to be a $4.5...
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Washington Post Endorses Chained CPI
The Washington Post has joined the many supporters of using a more accurate measure of inflation, the chained CPI. We've written a paper before about...
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Doc Fix Cost Rises
In recent weeks, we’ve heard a lot of talk about the fiscal cliff, but little of it has focused on one piece that has caused headaches for lawmakers...
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Tackling the Fiscal Cliff Myths
Over the past few weeks we've heard some misleading things about the fiscal cliff and the possible bipartisan plans that could replace the cliff. CRFB...
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Fed Chairman Speaks on The Urgent Need To Avert a Fiscal Cliff
In an address to the New York Economic Club today, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke commented on the state of the economic recovery and the...
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Line Items: NASCAR Edition
Racing to the Cliff – The NASCAR season ended on Sunday with Brad Keselowski claiming his first Sprint Cup championship. But fans of seeing things...
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"Go Big" Group Forming Again in the House
President Obama met with Congressional leaders last Friday to begin working toward a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. Reportedly, the talks had an...
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Bill Frenzel: Going Off the Fiscal Cliff Is Good Policy—If You Like Unemployment
Former Congressman and CRFB Board Member Bill Frenzel has some advice for the so-called " fiscal cliff divers": don't even think about it! Going off...
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Maya MacGuineas: Five myths about the 'fiscal cliff'
Not long after her appeal to national leaders to work towards a bipartisan compromise, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas dispels 5 common misconceptions...
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Weinstein Proposes Cut-to-Invest Commission to Finance Infrastructure
A new report by CRFB and Moment of Truth Project consultant Paul Weinstein provides some guidance on how we could handle both our infrastructure...
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Five Fiscal Plans for Consideration
Today, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation held a follow-up event to its 2011 Solutions Initiative, in which policy organizations presented plans to deal...