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Offsetting the Defense Sequester
Replacing the sequester will be an important item on the conference committee's agenda, and it may also be the most difficult. Right now, the two...
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CBO Breaks Down the Generational Distribution of the Budget
When talking about the debt, it is hard to avoid also talking about generational inequity. Many groups, especially the Can Kicks Back, have worked to...
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Line Items: Veterans Day Edition
Saluting Service – Today we salute those who have served the United States in the military with a federal holiday. While many have a day off...
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GAO Explains the Debt
The Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, posted a short educational video explaining the national debt today. In a...
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The Senate Democrats' List of Tax Breaks to Axe
It has been one week since the budget conference committee's first meeting, and many are speculating that the committee could realistically come up...
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An Insurance Conglomerate with a Shrinking Government on the Side, in Three Graphs
It's no secret that a significant portion of the federal budget is devoted to our national defense and insurance programs like Social Security...
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Social Security Should Be Part of the Conversation
All eyes are on the budget conference committee, which has a myriad of options available to consider as it negotiates this year's budget resolution...
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The Tax Break-Down: The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
This is the fourteenth post in our blog series, The Tax Break-Down, which will analyze and review tax breaks under discussion as part of tax reform...
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Line Items: After the Treats Edition
Sugar Crash – Another Halloween has come and gone. Many kids (and adults) have been quickly going through their sugar-filled loot. Eventually, the...
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SGR Discussion Draft Coming Together
The Senate Finance and House Ways & Means Committees, last week, released a bipartisan, bicameral discussion draft of a proposal to permanently...
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A Conference Committee Wishlist
With conference committee meetings underway, many are weighing in with their take on what should be accomplished. On Friday, Fareed Zakaria at CNN...
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Gimmicks at Their Worst: The War "Savings" Gimmick
As lawmakers look to replace the sequester with smarter deficit reduction, it may be tempting to look for easy ways out. Unfortunately in recent...