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Putting the Brakes on U.S. Debt
As the world continues to struggle with the economic recovery and increasingly overwhelming debt levels, many are looking to Switzerland’s rather...
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Bill Frenzel: Super committee can't tackle real debt problem
In a commentary for CNN, CRFB co-chair Bill Frenzel lamented the small goal that the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (or the "super...
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‘Line’ Items: Fair Edition
Fair Time – We are smack in the middle of fair season. Fair goers across the country are getting their fill of fried food and tractor pulls. It is...
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How Other Countries Have Regained AAA Ratings
Over at Ezra Klein's blog, Sarah Kliff writes about the "Maple Leaf Miracle," or how Canada was able to turn itself around after it was downgraded...
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Congressional Leaders Naming Appointees to Joint Committee
Updated to reflect House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's appointments. Over the past several hours, congressional leadership has begun naming the...
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Informative Tables from Tax Policy Center
Tax Policy Center has two sets of interesting tables that have just come out in the past few days. They offer some great information for those of you...
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Obama Administration Takes Further Steps to Help the Housing Market
With the housing market still depressed almost five years after the housing bubble burst, the Obama administration is seeking input from private...
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Op-Ed: Drawing a AAA-Road Map for Post-Downgrade America
The Atlantic | August 11, 2011 The country's most critical structural problem isn't employment or entitlements. It's Washington. And its window to...
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CRFB Explains the S&P Downgrade
With the S&P downgrade of U.S. debt from AAA to AA+ on the books, CRFB has released a paper that goes into the credit rating system, the possible...
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A Roller Coaster Ride in Financial Markets
Who needs amusement parks when you can watch the volatility that is the stock market? Just a day after the Dow Jones posted its biggest one-day loss...
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MY VIEW: John Tanner
In a new op-ed in Roll Call, former Congressman and CRFB board member John Tanner explains why America needs a centrist 'super committee.' Tanner...