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The Chained CPI and the Advantages of Going Big
CBPP released a paper last week re-affirming their support for switching to the chained CPI for calculation inflation adjustments for benefit programs...
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‘Line’ Items: Big Events Edition
(Go) Big Events – The Academy Awards and the NBA All-Star Game competed for attention Sunday night. Both events are more about showmanship than...
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Rudolph Penner: Can Tax Reform Save the U.S. Economy?
Were it not for the growth in spending on Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, the United States wouldn't have much of a budget problem. The two...
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What Do the Candidates' Plans Look Like in 2017?
The U.S. Budget Watch report " Primary Numbers: The GOP Candidates and the National Debt" has generated a lot of buzz since its release last Thursday...
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Fiscal Policy Enters Campaign Debate
Several developments this week give us hope that this election season will offer some much-needed focus on fiscal policy. Although exit/entrance polls...
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President Obama's Corporate Tax Reform Plan
True to this year's State of the Union address, the Obama Administration released a proposal Wednesday that seeks to lower the corporate tax rate from...
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Primary Numbers: The GOP Candidates and the National Debt
The United States faces a number of serious fiscal and economic challenges. Federal budget deficits are projected for the foreseeable future, the...
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U.S. Budget Watch Releases Paper and Event on GOP Candidates and the Debt
This morning, CRFB’s U.S. Budget Watch project will unveil Primary Colors: The GOP Candidates and the National Debt, a study of the policy proposals...
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CRFB Kicks Off National Debt Tour Today at Harvard
Update: Watch the live stream below. Today in Boston, CRFB kicks off a national tour of policymakers, fiscal experts, and business leaders as part of...
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What Would the GOP Candidates do to the DEBT? Find out Thursday at CRFB
President Obama’s campaign made a splash this morning with their claims that Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney would dramatically increase the national...
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Going Long: OMB's 75-Year Projections
In our paper on the President's budget, we noted that the budget would only temporarily stabilize the debt as a percent of GDP. In fact, it would rise...
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Line Items: Presidential Edition
Happy Presidents Day – As we honor those who have led this country, the race to become the next in that line is becoming more heated. And federal...