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The Fed's Effect on Deficits and Debt
Read moreAs monetary policy watchers descend upon Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual economic policy symposium, we...
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Are We Spending Billions of Dollars More on the Military?
Read moreDuring his speech detailing his new strategy for Afghanistan, President Trump said, "Under my administration, many billions of dollars more is being...
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Do Retroactive Tax Cuts Do Much to Boost Economic Growth?
Read moreAs talk of tax reform heats up, some are calling for tax cuts to be made retroactive. An article in The Hill reports that Representative Mark Meadows...
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Social Security's 82nd Birthday
Read moreToday, the Social Security program turns 82 years old. Social Security helps millions of Americans, and the program has a lot to celebrate. But the...
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House and Senate Move Forward on FY 2018 Appropriations
Read moreThe appropriations season is moving forward before Congress has passed a budget. Below, we explain how that can happen. Typically, Congress is...
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Problem Solvers Caucus Finds Bipartisan Compromise on Health Care
Read moreThe bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus last week released a plan to stabilize the individual insurance market and make other changes to health care...
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Updated Appropriations 101
Read moreNote: We have updated this paper, please see the latest Appropriations 101. What are appropriations? Appropriations are annual decisions made by...
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Letter to Chairman Enzi Encouraging A Current Law Baseline
Read moreBelow is a letter from CRFB to Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) encouraging the committee to use a current law baseline. We...
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Maya MacGuineas: Take It from a Fiscal Hawk: Raise the Debt Ceiling
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...
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The FY 2018 House Budget and Budget Gimmicks
Read moreThe House Budget Committee recently passed a Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget resolution that proposes a path to a balanced budget after ten years...
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A Mini-Bargain to Improve the Budget
Read moreA new version of this paper exists that was updated to include savings for disaster relief. The national debt is currently at its highest share of the...
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We Must Increase the Statutory Debt Limit and Take Action to Deal with the Debt
Read moreFor Immediate Release The United States government is quickly approaching the deadline for raising the debt ceiling. Maya MacGuineas, president of the...