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Moody's Warns U.S. over Tax Cut Deal
With the Senate getting past a procedural vote in approving the tax deal, it appears more and more likely that this deal will soon become law. With...
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CNN Money Exclusive: Tax Plan: Get Ready for a Big Debt Hangover
In her latest commentary on CNN Money, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas discusses the challenges ahead with the recent deal on tax cuts and how...
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Line Items: Botched Snap Edition
Washington Drops the Ball – To many federal budget watchers, the tax cut debate has been more frustrating than watching the Redskins play. The...
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Op-Ed: Tax Plan: Get Ready for a Big Debt Hangover
CNN Money | December 13, 2010 What happened!? Just two weeks ago we were celebrating the willingness of the political class -- or at least an...
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Who Won from the Tax Deal?
Update: The White House recently stated that the tax cut deal would create or save 2.2 million jobs, which would bring the budgetary cost to $390,000...
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Coburn's Call to Arms for Tackling the Deficit
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) had some pretty inspiring words on the floor of the Senate the other night. He spoke about that the challenges in front of...
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MarketWatch: December 6 - December 10, 2010
Markets this week have been dominated by the White House announcement of a fiscal package deal with Republican Congressional leaders that would add...
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Quantifying the Cost of Waiting
The Congressional Budget Office made an unusual jump into the fiscal fray back in the summer, spelling out the specific harm that excessive long-term...
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So, How About That TARP?
Last week, we reported the good news from the Congressional Budget Office that the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) would cost $25 billion...
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Tax Cut Compromise a Costly "Deal"
The Senate began debate late Thursday on the tax cut compromise hammered out by some lawmakers and President Obama. The debate began even as House...