Fiscal Plans
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The Concord Coalition and Next 10 Release Budget Simulator
Today, the Concord Coalition and Next 10 released a new budget simulator that allows participants to choose for themselves how to reduce our...
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Event Recap: "National Security Implications of America's Debt and Bipartisan Plans to Address the Solution"
The second of four Strengthening of America—Our Children's Future forums was held today on national security and the national debt. The event featured...
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Event Recap: "Economic and Foreign Policy Implications of America's Debt"
The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted an event today chaired by former Senators Sam Nunn (D-GA), who is a member of the steering...
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Possible Questions for a Debt Debate
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, along with many others, have been calling on the presidential candidates to Debate the Debt, and more...
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Recommendations for "Grown-up" Lawmakers
In a Washington Post column entitled "It's Time for the Grown-Ups to Step Up in Washington," Fortune magazine senior editors Allan Sloan and Geoff...
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Wessel: With Health Care It's About How, Not How Much
We have talked before about the long run unsustainable growth of our health care spending. But when it comes to controlling Medicare and Medicaid...
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New York Times: "Is the Deficit Urgent, or a Distraction?"
The New York Times' "Room for Debate" this week takes on our federal debt with a forum entitled " Is the Deficit Urgent, or a Distraction?" Writing in...
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Fiscal Responsibility Questions For The Election
Considering our nation's debt situation, it is more important that ever to ensure that those seeking office have a plan to take on the issue. It's why...
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Will We Get Another 1986 Soon?
Elaine Kamarck and James Pinkerton, co-chairs of The RATE Coalition, a bipartisan group dedicated to promote tax reform, write in today's The Hill...
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CRFB's Jason Peuquet on the Republican Candidates' Plans
On New America's weekly podcast series The Sidebar, CRFB Research Director Jason Peuquet added some analysis on Representative Paul Ryan's (R-WI)...
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Crapo and Simpson Host Discussion on the Federal Debt
This afternoon Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID) will join CRFB President Maya MacGuineas in a public discussion at the...
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Gregg and Rendell Urge Lawmakers to Fix the Debt
In an op-ed in POLITICO, Campaign to Fix the Debt co-chairs Judd Gregg and Ed Rendell introduce the Campaign and explain its purpose. They start off...