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Some Wise Words from the IMF
Last week, Murilo Portugal, the Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, gave the opening speech at the IMF Forum in Stockholm. In his remarks, he...
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CRFB President Details Options to Stabilize the Debt
In her testimony before the President’s Fiscal Commission last week, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas presented the following plan as an option to...
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Social Security: Low Hanging Fruit?
Social Security has been described as the "third rail" of American politics: if you touch it, you get burned. Now, it seems that touching Social...
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CBO Releases Report on Social Security Reform Options
Last Friday, CBO released a report on 30 options for changing the Social Security system, analyzing both the savings and distributional effects of the...
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Weekend Editorial Roundup
Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The Denver Post said that although they opposed a large stimulus...
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‘Line’ Items: Post-Fourth Edition
After the Fireworks – The Independence Day celebrations have concluded. The fireworks have fizzled and most of us are back to work. Capitol Hill is...
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MARKETWATCH June 28- July 2
Initial market reactions to the June employment report confirms trends over the week. While safe haven effects have continued to underpin investor...
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Singing for Their Supplemental
Late last night the House passed a supplemental appropriations bill ostensibly to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, lawmakers...
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CRFB Releases Analysis of CBO's Long Term Outlook
CRFB just released its analysis of the long term outlook. The analysis noted that while the debt picture has improved somewhat under CBO's extended...
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Erskine Bowles Joins the Announcement Effect Club
Erskine Bowles, co-chairman of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, joined the Announcement Effect Club yesterday during the...