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Op-Ed: Inside America's Tax Battle
Project Syndicate | November 26, 2012 America’s recent presidential election answered the question of whether an increase in revenues will be part of...
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Senator Corker Lays Out His Plan
In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) outlined a plan for replacing parts of the fiscal cliff with what he estimates to be a $4.5...
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Washington Post Endorses Chained CPI
The Washington Post has joined the many supporters of using a more accurate measure of inflation, the chained CPI. We've written a paper before about...
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Doc Fix Cost Rises
In recent weeks, we’ve heard a lot of talk about the fiscal cliff, but little of it has focused on one piece that has caused headaches for lawmakers...
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Tackling the Fiscal Cliff Myths
Over the past few weeks we've heard some misleading things about the fiscal cliff and the possible bipartisan plans that could replace the cliff. CRFB...
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A Closer Look at Subsidized Stafford Loans
In a recent blog post, Jason Delisle and Alex Holt, colleagues at the New America's Foundation Education Budget Project, argue for the elimination of...
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Coburn's Finds Waste in DoD
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) is known for going after government inefficiencies, whether it's lauching the GAO's comprehensive review of federal agencies...
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Fed Chairman Speaks on The Urgent Need To Avert a Fiscal Cliff
In an address to the New York Economic Club today, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke commented on the state of the economic recovery and the...
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Line Items: NASCAR Edition
Racing to the Cliff – The NASCAR season ended on Sunday with Brad Keselowski claiming his first Sprint Cup championship. But fans of seeing things...
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"Go Big" Group Forming Again in the House
President Obama met with Congressional leaders last Friday to begin working toward a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. Reportedly, the talks had an...
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Bill Frenzel: Going Off the Fiscal Cliff Is Good Policy—If You Like Unemployment
Former Congressman and CRFB Board Member Bill Frenzel has some advice for the so-called " fiscal cliff divers": don't even think about it! Going off...