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Tax Reform and the Size of Government
Read moreAs we begin to enter the dog days of summer, the weather is not the only thing that is heating up. The tax reform debate is beginning to escalate also...
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Gene Steuerle: The Baucus-Hatch “Blank Slate” Approach to Tax Reform Could Be Revolutionary
Read moreThe lead up to July 4th brought an exciting development in fiscal policy discussions: a commitment from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus...
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MY VIEW: Bill Frenzel July 2013
Read moreIn a Brookings Institution piece, CRFB board member and former Representative Bill Frenzel (R-MN) addressed the next biggest item emerging on the...
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OMB Releases 2014 Mid-Session Review
Read moreToday, the Office of Management and Budget released its Mid-Session Review, revised estimates of the President's 2014 budget incorporating legislative...
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Op-Ed: Grand Budget Bargain? No, Congress Would Prefer To Fight
Read moreBrookings | July 8, 2013 Barring a miracle, budget bargains, either grand or petty, are not in the cards this year. The Congress would prefer to fight...
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Rivlin Warns More Work is Needed on Debt and Deficits
Read moreFormer CBO director and CRFB board member Alice Rivlin was interviewed by the Fiscal Times Sunday on the state of our budget and economy. Rivlin...
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GAO Finds Low Effective Corporate Tax Rates
Read moreAs the tax reform debate begins to heat up again, a new report released by the General Accountability Office (GAO) contributes some telling...
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New Estimates of Immigration Reform: What They Say
Read moreBoth the Social Security Chief Actuary and the CBO have already weighed in on the Senate's immigration reform bill, showing that it would give a short...
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Op-Ed: The Baucus-Hatch “Blank Slate” Approach to Tax Reform Could Be Revolutionary
Read moreThe Government We Deserve | July 3, 2013 No one quite knows what exactly Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Orrin...
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What the Delay of the ACA's Employer Mandate Means for the Budget
Read moreYesterday, the Obama administration announced the one-year delay of a key provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires coverage reporting and...
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Appropriations Update: Sequester Looms Large in the Process
Read moreThe appropriations process is usually arduous, but this year may be even more so. The largest disagreement between the Senate and House, which is...
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American Public Supports Fiscally Responsible Corporate Tax Reform
Read moreAmong developed countries the US is unique in taxes in a number of different ways. One claim to fame is the fact that the U.S. now has the highest...