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Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget A Guide to Congress's Gimmicks
In order to increase costs without adding to the deficit on paper, legislators in both parties and chambers rely on sleights of hand designed to manipulate scoring practices and evade budgetary discipline.
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How to Pay For the Payroll Tax Cut
A solution to pay for $300 billion of stimulus that doesn't include the words "tax hike" or "spending cut"
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Drawing a AAA-Road Map for Post-Downgrade America
The country's most critical structural problem isn't employment or entitlements. It's Washington.
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The Gang of Six Is Our Best Chance for a Debt Deal in This Congress
Days before the default deadline, a consensus is emerging in the Senate to use the energy in Washington to go long on deficit reduction.
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If Washington Worked, Here's How We'd Fix the Budget
Seven months after the fiscal commission's report, Washington is embroiled in a self-destructive fight over the debt ceiling. What if bipartisanship broke out in D.C.?
