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What Do High Debt Levels Do To Our Economy?
Read morePoliticians and economists have long talked about the negative effects of an accumulating national debt, but cannot always quantify their position...
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Congressman Ribble Calls for Action on Social Security
Read moreRecently, Congressman Reid Ribble (R-WI) sent a letter to his colleagues in Congress calling for them to use the upcoming fiscal discussions to push...
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Senator Mike Lee Introduces Tax Reform Plan
Read moreOn Tuesday, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) presented his Family Fairness and Opportunity Tax Reform Act, which will be introduced in the coming days. Senator...
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What Happened to the Alternative Fiscal Scenario?
Read moreUpdate: CBO has now released its official Alternative Fiscal Scenario estimates (tab 6 of the Excel). They find that debt reaches 165 percent of GDP...
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MY VIEW: David Walker September 18, 2013
Read moreMany are pessimistic about whether Congress will be able to meaningfully address our countries debt challenges this fall, especially with the...
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Streaming Live: Defining Moments for the Debt
Read moreThis morning, at 9 AM Eastern time at the Capitol Visitors Center, CRFB will host " Defining Moments for the Debt," an event which will discuss the...
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CBO Releases Long-Term Budget Outlook
Read moreIt's here — CBO has released its updated long-term baseline. Since December, many commentators have attempted to see where we stand since the fiscal...
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CRFB's Breakdown of the Long-Term Outlook
Read moreCBO's Long-Term Budget Outlook is a sizeable 126-page document with tons of facts and figures, and an accompanying spreadsheet with even more data. In...
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Op-Ed: Reason to Hope for Fiscal Sanity
Read moreThe Hill | September 17, 2013 For more than a decade, I have dedicated myself to sounding the alarm about our government’s fiscal mismanagement and...
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SGR Bill a Good Start but More Can Be Done for Less
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office, on Friday, estimated that the Energy & Commerce Committee’s (E&C) bill to permanently replace the flawed Sustainable...