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Obama Announces New Proposals for Employment and Growth
Yesterday, the President announced two new plans for economic growth. Responding to pressure to deliver more job creation in a critical election year...
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‘Line’ Items: Post-Labor Day Edition
A Lot of Work Ahead – The end of the long Labor Day weekend heralds the effective end of summer: the pools are closed, the kids are back at school...
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MARKETWATCH: August 30 - September 3
We are heading into the Labor Day weekend with persistent labor market weakness and great uncertainty over the direction of the economy. This is a...
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IMF Emphasizes Need for Fiscal Reform
An IMF paper released today details the long-run fiscal outlook for the G7 nations. Authors Carlo Cottarelli and Andrea Schaechter wrote about the...
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Stimulus Calculus
CRFB board member Laura Tyson makes the argument for additional economic stimulus in a recent New York Times op-ed. At the same time she mirrors CRFB...
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FDIC Report Shows Improvement in Banks
The FDIC has just released its Quarterly Banking Profile (QBP) for the second quarter of 2010, showing improvement in bank balance sheets since last...
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Raising False Alarms Over Raising the Retirement Age
Many are sounding alarms over news that the White House fiscal commission is considering changes to Social Security as a part of a possible debt...
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Trichet Calls for ‘Ambitious’ Debt Reduction
While a great deal of attention has been given to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s address in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Friday, the remarks...
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‘Line’ Items: Emmy Edition
From Red Carpet to Red Ink – The Emmy Awards last night celebrated the best in TV. In Washington, the plotlines are still being written for this fall...
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A Liberal Voice for Budget Reform
An op-ed in the New York Times yesterday featured Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and his unorthodox approach to fiscal sustainability. Unlike many of his...
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CRFB President Comments on Fiscal Policy in Jackson Hole
At the Federal Reserve meetings in Jackson Hole, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas, commented on fiscal policy and the need for a credible debt reduction...
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Presidential Panel Releases Tax Reform Report
Today the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board issued a report on tax reform options. The report should encourage and inform a vital...