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CNN Money Exclusive: How to Avoid a Debt Doomsday
CRFB president Maya MacGuineas has another commentary on CNN.com, talking about potential ways a fiscal crisis could go down. You can check it out...
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Op-Ed: How To Avoid A Debt Doomsday
CNN Money | October 17, 2010 Commentary: Maya MacGuineas is the director of the fiscal policy program at the New America Foundation. Here is a scary...
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The FY 2010 Deficit
Treasury and OMB released the final deficit number for FY 2010 on Friday: $1.294 trillion. While $120 billion lower than last year's deficit, it still...
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‘Line’ Items: BCS Edition
Loads of BCS – The first edition of this season’s rankings from the much-maligned BCS is now out. The system uses computer algorithms and polls to...
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Lawmakers Offer "CORA" - the "Cost of Reelection Adjustment"
Today, the Social Security Trustees announced that for the second year in a row, there will be no additional cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) for...
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MARKETWATCH: October 11 - 15
Change is in the air, but plenty of uncertainty remains. As of mid-morning, the dust is still settling in U.S. and global markets as they take stock...
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57 Members of Congress Support Defense Cuts
Yesterday, 57 members of Congress sent a letter to the President’s Fiscal Commission advising the commission to put the defense budget under the...
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Another Price Index, Brought to You by Google
For most, the world of inflation statistics can be mind-numbing. Economists have developed a variety of indices. And there are three different ones...
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Decision Time
The new fiscal year has begun without a budget blueprint or any spending guidance enacted; the fiscal year 2010 deficit has been pegged at around $1.3...
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Let's Get Specific: Tax Expenditures
Continuing with our Let’s Get Specific series, which lays out specific plans and policies to help reduce our national debt, today we have released our...