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A Dynamic Debate

Sep 27, 2011
Last week the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on “dynamic scoring,” a controversial alternative method for estimating how tax legislation will affect government revenue over the long term.Dynamic scoring adjusts revenue estimates to account for the effects…
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Super Committee Focuses on Tax Reform

Sep 27, 2011
Members of the new congressional committee on deficit reduction are showing considerable interest in the idea of revamping the tax code. At a public hearing last Thursday, however, lawmakers on the panel expressed differing views over what changes should be…
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Behind Schedule Again, Congress Turns to Continuing Resolution

Sep 20, 2011
On Capitol Hill this week, attention is turning to a continuing resolution (CR). Because Congress will not complete the appropriations process before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30, a CR is necessary to prevent a government shutdown.House Appropriations Committee Chairman…
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Not All Tax Cuts are Created Equal

Sep 20, 2011
While tax cuts can encourage economic growth, it is important for Congress to remember that some work better than others – and to keep the big fiscal picture in mind. That’s the advice Diane Lim Rogers, chief economist for The…
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CBO Predicts Lopsided Impact From Automatic Cuts

Sep 20, 2011
In a new report, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated the automatic spending cuts that would occur if the super committee is unsuccessful. The committee has the goal of reducing the deficit by at least $1.5 trillion over ten…
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Obama Sends Deficit Plan to Super Committee

Sep 20, 2011
President Obama offered his deficit-reduction recommendations to the congressional super committee on Monday, urging the panel to find both spending cuts and additional tax revenue to far exceed its assigned goal.Obama put Medicare and Medicaid on the negotiating table, giving…
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A Familiar Story: Budget Process Breakdown

Sep 13, 2011
With less than three weeks remaining in the fiscal year, Congress is heading towards another failure to complete the budget process. None of the twelve FY 2012 appropriations bills have been enacted. The House has passed six bills, and the…
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Super Committee Urged to ‘Go Big’

Sep 13, 2011
The new congressional “super committee” meets today amid growing pressure from various quarters to look for ways to encourage economic growth while aiming well beyond its assigned goal of $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction.Washington’s debt limit law this summer created…
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Obama Pushes Jobs Legislation

Sep 13, 2011
President Obama yesterday sent Congress the American Jobs Act, a set of proposals that he says will provide both a short-term boost for the economy and a basis for bipartisan cooperation that could help restore public confidence in Washington.The President…
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Obama’s Proposals Could Boost Economy, But Effectiveness Depends on Long-Term Fiscal Reform

Sep 8, 2011
It is not inconsistent to provide effective short-term support for the economic recovery while laying the groundwork for long-term deficit reduction. To do so, however, Washington will have to move beyond the inflexibility and partisan vitriol of the recent debt…
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Tax Policy Options for Congress to Consider

Sep 6, 2011
Speculation continues over whether congressional Democrats and Republicans might be able to reach some sort of agreement on tax reform this fall. In her most recent column in Tax Notes, Concord Chief Economist Diane Lim Rogers reviews some of the…
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Uncle Sam’s Check Is Often In the Mail

Sep 6, 2011
Many Americans ask why it is so difficult to rein in federal spending. Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth and Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby have a suggestion: “Perhaps they should look in the mirror.”That’s because nearly two thirds…
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