Showing posts with label congressional budget office. Show all posts
Showing posts with label congressional budget office. Show all posts
Saturday, October 02, 2010

A Tax Cut Both Parties Should Love -- But Don't

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Tax cuts and rebate checks to stimulate the economy have been discussed frequently in the media. However, some economists are now suggesti...
Thursday, August 19, 2010

CBO Reports U.S. 2010 Deficit to Exceed $1.3 Trillion

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From C-Span.org: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report this morning that estimates that the federal budget deficit for...
Monday, July 05, 2010

How to Fix US Deficit: Stick to the Law

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According to the Christian Science Monitor , projections from the Congressional Budget Office on deficit assumptions show that if we stick ...
Saturday, May 29, 2010

House to Vote on Tax Bill as Net Cost Drops to $60.5 Billion

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From the Wall Street Journal: The latest version of House legislation to extend tax cuts and unemployment benefits would add $60.5 billio...
Monday, May 24, 2010

Jobs and Tax Bill to Cost $134 Billion

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According to this new article on CNN Money.com , Congress is scheduled to consider a new bill this week that is expected to increase the fe...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Will a fix to Social Security cure our country’s long-term fiscal problems?

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Social Security reform has been a hot topic for some time now. Many people are worried that there won’t be any money in Social Security ret...
Monday, March 08, 2010

National Debt to be Higher than White House Forecast

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According to the Congressional Budget Office, Obama’s proposed budget would add over $9.7 trillion to the national debt over the next ten ...
Monday, September 28, 2009

Changes in Federal Revenues and Tax Rates on Capital Gains

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A few days ago, The Congressional Budget Office published a letter on recent changes in federal revenue and the tax rates on capital gains...
Thursday, July 16, 2009

Health Bills To Increase Federal Costs

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From CQ Politics : The health care overhauls released to date would increase, not reduce, the burgeoning long-term health costs facing ...
Thursday, January 29, 2009

How About a Payroll Tax Stimulus?

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From The Wall Street Journal: Congress and the Obama administration seem near to deciding the details of an economic stimulus package. Un...
Thursday, October 02, 2008

Earmarks a Gateway Drug?

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As any one who watched the debate will know, Senator McCain boldly stated that earmark spending was a “gateway drug.” However, although he...
Monday, July 21, 2008

New Congressional Budget Office Report

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Last week the Congressional Budget Office released a new study on the long-term effects of indexing the alternative minimum tax and extend...