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Op-Ed: Why 'Chained CPI' Works for Social Security
Los Angeles Times | April 2, 2013 In his March 22 blog post criticizing proposals to switch from the consumer price index to "chained CPI" to...
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Mankiw Agrees on the Target for Deficit Reduction
Former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors and Harvard Professor Greg Mankiw explains how a sustainable budget would affect debt levels in a...
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MY VIEW: Pete Peterson
In today's Politico, CRFB board member and former Secretary of Commerce Pete Peterson calls for a long-term solution to our national debt, which...
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NYT Gets It Wrong on the Chained CPI
The New York Times has an editorial criticizing switching to the chained CPI for Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). Recall that the...
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Op-Ed: A Fiscal Deal or a Fiscal Crisis?
Politico | April 1, 2013 Now that Congress and the president have agreed to fund the government for the rest of this fiscal year — removing the threat...
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RATE Coalition Urges a More Competitive Tax Code
Today, the RATE Coalition sent a letter to the chairs and ranking members of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees, urging them to...
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A "Dynamic" Amendment to the Senate Budget
Among the many amendments that were voted on to the Senate budget resolution, one caught the eye of POLITICO: Sen. Rob Portman's (R-OH) amendment to...
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Common Ground on Medicare Reform?
Listening to reports on recent budget negotiations in Washington may lead you to believe compromise between the two parties is near impossible...
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The Uncertainty of Long-Term Projections
The Economic Policy Institute's Ethan Pollack has a blog post questioning the accuracy and ultimate usefulness of long-term (75-year) budget...
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Line Items: Sweet Sixteen Edition
Bittersweet – The madness is here. The NCAA tournament field has been reduced to 16 teams, and after this weekend there will be only four remaining...
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My VIEW: Bill Frenzel March 2013
On Tuesday, President Obama signed the continuing resolution funding the government for the remainder of FY 2013. As we've explained before, the bill...
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Op-Ed: Short-Term Congressional Budget Fixes Only Prevent Total Disaster
Forbes | March 28, 2013 In a pleasantly surprising move, the normally moribund Congress passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government for...