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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...
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Are Energy Tax Expenditures Effective at Reducing Emissions?
Read moreIn 2010 and 2011, the federal government "spent" nearly $50 billion in revenue on energy tax expenditures. But are these provisions actually achieving...
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Interpreting Changes in Long-Term Projections
Read moreYesterday, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities updated its long-term outlook for the federal budget and like our long-term Realistic Baseline...
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MY VIEW: Laura Tyson June 28 2013
Read moreToday, on The New York Times' Economix blog, former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers and CRFB board member Laura Tyson discusses the possible...
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Op-Ed: The Myriad Benefits of a Carbon Tax
Read moreThe New York Times | June 28, 2013 Few goals in Washington have more bipartisan support, at least in theory, than cleaning up the tax code...
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MY VIEW: Alice Rivlin June 2013
Read moreIn an article from The New England Journal of Medicine, CRFB board member Alice Rivlin along with former Senators Tom Daschle, Pete Domenici, and...
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New Interactive Map: Variations in Medicare Costs
Read moreIt's no secret that getting health care spending under control will be key for the federal budget. Nearly one out of every four federal program...
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Op-Ed: Prescription for Patient-Centered Care and Cost Containment
Read moreNew England Journal of Medicine | June 27, 2013 Despite high national spending, health care in the United States is uneven in quality and often...
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The Zero Plan Re-Emerges in the Tax Reform Debate
Read moreAccording to press reports today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) are about to take a very...
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MY VIEW: Laura Tyson June 26 2013
Read moreWith the G8 summit over and the G20 summit approaching, CRFB board member and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisors Laura Tyson takes a...
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Op-Ed: Modernizing Corporate Taxation
Read moreProject Syndicate | June 26, 2013 How to tax the income of multinational corporations (MNCs) was an unlikely headline topic at the recent G-8 summit...