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Treasury Secretary Geithner recently warned that the U.S. may default if Congress doesn't increase the federal debt limit. In this guest commentary at CNN Money, Donald Marron explains how Geithner will make sure that the U.S. does not default on the public debt, even if Congress is slow to...

January 20, 2011
Donald Marron
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New York Times' Room for Debate: The United States has one of the world's highest corporate tax rates, but many large U.S. corporations pay little U.S. tax. Eliminating special interest loopholes could pay for some, but not much reduction in the corporate rate. The main problem is that it...

February 3, 2011
Eric Toder
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In a contribution to the CNNMoney.com, Donald Marron discusses the urgent need to reverse the federal deficit and reform the tax code.

March 22, 2011
Donald Marron
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In a contribution to U.S. News and World Report, Bill Gale discusses the urgent need to raise the U.S. debt ceiling.

March 30, 2011
William G. Gale
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In a contribution to the Christian Science Monitor, Donald Marron discusses America's renewed concern about defense spending in light of US military action in Libya.

April 18, 2011
Donald Marron
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In a contribution to the Christian Science Monitor, Donald Marron argues that the ongoing public discussion of a default poses a major threat to U.S. financial markets.

June 27, 2011
Donald Marron
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In a contribution to the Christian Science Monitor, Donald Marron discusses the five deadlines that will force Congress to address spending and government debt.

September 22, 2011
Donald Marron
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In a contribution to the CNNMoney.com, Rudolph Penner discusses the super committee's failure to fix the deficit.

November 21, 2011
Rudolph G. Penner
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In a contribution to the Christian Science Monitor, Donald Marron discusses hopes for the global economy and the political leaders struggling to keep it on an even keel.

December 22, 2011
Donald Marron
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This information brief looks at new rules the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has issued requiring state and local governments to disclose certain tax abatements in the annual financial report. This new requirement will make information about tax abatements at the state and local...

October 9, 2015
Norton Francis