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Updated Report: The Case for the Chained CPI
Earlier this month, we reported on CBO’s updated cost estimate for switching to the chained CPI to provide a more accurate measure of inflation for...
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CBO: Approaches for Scaling Back DoD's Budget Plans
It is a well-known fact that the U.S. spends a sizeable amount on defense, more than the next 15 countries combined, including China and Russia. But...
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Measuring Up: The Case for the Chained CPI
This report was originally published 05/11/2011 and has been updated on 12/12/2012.
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Republican Study Committee Adds to the Alternative Budgets
Yesterday, the House Republican Study Committee (RSC) released its " Back to Basics" budget, which aims to balance the budget in four years instead of...
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Testimony at Joint Economic Committee
The two goals reinforce each other and neither can be achieved without the other. Weak economic growth—or worse, sliding back into recession—will...
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The Most Misleading Chart You'll See This Week
Late last week, the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) released the annual Economic Report of the President outlining the Administration's latest...
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MedPAC: The Time is Now for SGR Repeal
We've discussed many times before the important role entitlement reform plays in addressing our long-term debt. As the baby boomer generation...
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MY VIEW: Judd Gregg March 2013
Last week, the House Republicans and Senate Democrats put out their FY 2014 budgets, showing two different approaches to tackling deficit reduction...
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Op-Ed: Debt Deal We Need is in Reach
The Hill | March 18, 2013 Robert Zoellick, the past head of the World Bank, is fond of telling the story of how the Foreign Minister of Australia said...
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Van Hollen Releases House Democrats' Alternative Budget
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, has released an alternative budget on behalf of House Democrats, " Jobs...
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160 Economists and Policy Experts Call for Comprehensive Deficit Reduction
Despite a growing chorus of debt deniers, most economics continue to agree that putting in place a long-term plan to responsibly address our growing...
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