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Between the ‘Line’s: New Plans, Old Divisions, a Fallback and a Path Forward
Gang of Six Unveils Plan – The bipartisan Gang of Six senators that had been left for dead when one of its members left the group earlier this year...
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Historical Experience with Short-Term Debt Ceiling Increases and Budget Agreements
In a blog earlier today, we endorsed a very short-term debt ceiling increase if it allowed time for the Gang of Six plan to be passed. We floated this...
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Op-Ed: The Gang of Six Is Our Best Chance for a Debt Deal in This Congress
The Atlantic | July 20, 2011 The debt ceiling deadline is days away, but something unusual is happening in Congress. Rather than playing the short...
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The Comeback America Initiative's Plan
Today, the Comeback America Initiative (CAI), a non-partisan organization that promotes discussion around fiscal solutions, released their " Restoring...
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Timing Shouldn't Be a Problem for the Gang...
Despite broad enthusiasm for the Gang of Six proposal released yesterday, some have argued that there isn't enough time to put it into law. Senator...
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Gene Steuerle: Planning for How to Present the Budget in 2013
If you are following the machinations over raising the nation's debt limit, you know that both political parties expect much of the progress on the...
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The Gang's All Here
The Gang of Six has been working on a fiscal plan for months now, and it appears that they are now ready to step into the debt debate in the eleventh...
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Deficit Reduction Helps the Economy, But It Isn't Just a Counting Exercise
CBO recently released its analysis of a hypothetical deficit reduction plan's effect on the economy. They use a $2.4 trillion deficit reduction plan...
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Senator Coburn Introduces New Deficit Reduction Plan
At a press conference earlier this afternoon, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) officially released his deficit reduction plan, Back in Black--not to be confused...
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‘Line’ Items: Harry Potter Edition
In Need of Magic – The Harry Potter saga has come to a conclusion with the blockbuster release of the final movie in the series. Sadly, an end the...
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: S&P's Latest Warning
S&P has followed Moody's in issuing the frequent warning about how not raising the debt ceiling by August 2 will affect the U.S.'s credit rating. With...
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CNN EXCLUSIVE: Don't give up on grand bargain on debt
In an exclusive op-ed today for CNN, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas urges lawmakers not to give up on trying to use the debt limit increase as an...