The House of Representatives is expected to vote tomorrow on repealing the so-called “Cadillac Tax” on high-cost health insurance plans. The tax attempts to limit the tax-free treatment of employer-provided health insurance benefits by basically taxing those benefits above a…
Demographic change and its effect on the economy and the budget was a main topic of discussion at the 10th Annual Peter G Peterson Foundation “Fiscal Summit” Tuesday in Washington. Policy experts discussed the importance of dealing with projected deficits…
Although the tax filing season is over, the Senate Finance Committee seems intent on resurrecting the question of whether to extend certain tax breaks -- known as “extenders” -- that expired well over a year ago. That’s unfortunate. As the…
Low interest rates on the federal debt have allowed the government to borrow more in recent years without seeing the cost of servicing that debt rise as a share of the economy (GDP). As the debt has climbed from 39…
