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‘Line’ Items: Goals Edition
Clutch Goals -- The U.S. Women’s Soccer team scored an improbable victory over Brazil on Sunday in the Women’s World Cup, overcoming a scoring and...
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The Facts on the Chained CPI
Coverage of the so-called "chained CPI" has been heating up recently, due to rumors that it might be included in the latest round of debt negotiations...
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Senator Rockefeller Offers Up Revenue Plan
While much of the conversation on tax increases in a debt ceiling budget deal has seemed to focus on corporate jet owners, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)...
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‘Line’ Items: Independence Day Edition
More Fireworks in Store – Washington, DC celebrated Independence Day on Monday night with its annual fireworks display on the National Mall. Though...
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GAO Study: Complexity of Tax Code is Costly
Yesterday the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study on the complexity of the federal tax code at a Senate Finance Committee hearing...
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Biden Group Talks Taxes and Triggers
The bicameral, bipartisan debt limit and deficit reduction negotiations chaired by Vice President Biden resumed today with the group’s fifth meeting...
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Bush Tax Cuts Turn Ten
For today's 10-year anniversary of the 2001 tax cuts (EGTRRA), CRFB issued a release this morning calling for any extensions of the 2001/2003/2010 tax...
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‘Line’ Items: French Open Edition
Clay Masterpiece – Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer played yet another classic tennis match yesterday, with Nadal once again emerging victorious for his...
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Taking a Closer Look at the Charitable Deduction
Though recent discussion about "spending in the tax code" has brought fresh attention to tax expenditures, much of the discussion has been about how...
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It Depends on What You Mean by 'Almost as Large'
It seems like we are having Social Security deja vu. Just a couple weeks ago, we basically repeated our response from last September to those who...
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Biden Group Talks Update: Searching for More Cuts and Talking Triggers
The Biden group of debt negotiations resumed on Tuesday with the fourth meeting of the bipartisan group of lawmakers chaired by Vice President Biden...
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‘Line’ Items: Playoffs Edition
Crunch Time – The playoffs are well underway in the NBA and NHL. A playoff atmosphere is also brewing in Washington even though the home teams are not...