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The Democrat’s Millionaire Tax: Smart Politics, Awful Policy

October 6, 2011 –
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid’s plan to fund a $445 billion stimulus, err, jobs bill with a 5.6 percent surtax on millionaires is not all...
Federal Budget and Economy

Deadlines, Deadlines, Deadlines

September 25, 2011 –
My latest column for the Christian Science Monitor argues that a slew of budget deadlines will drive policy action this Fall. Case in point, the...
Federal Budget and Economy

Debating the Buffett Rule

September 22, 2011 –
On Monday, the Administration released its deficit reduction blueprint . One part of the Administration’s proposal, which has received enormous attention, is that the Joint...
Federal Budget and Economy

On The President's Recommendations to the Joint Select Committee

September 19, 2011 –
Today, President Obama outlined proposals to reduce the medium-term federal budget deficit. His proposal would pay for the $447 billion stimulus package he proposed last...
Federal Budget and Economy

What the Great Budget Debate Is Really About

September 15, 2011 –
Want to know what the Great Budget Debate of 2011 is really about? Ask Congressional Budget Office director Doug Elmendorf (who was a Tax Policy...
Federal Budget and Economy

Obama’s Cap on Tax Deductions: Not What It Seems

September 13, 2011 –
It turns out that President Obama’s plan to limit the benefit of itemized deductions is much more than that. Not only would it reduce tax...
Federal Budget and Economy

Obama's Jobs Plan: Great Theater, Uncertain Policy

September 9, 2011 –
When you get right down to it, the jobs plan President Obama proposed before a joint session of Congress last night was built on three...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Will Romney’s Modest Capital Gains Tax Cut Hurt With the GOP?

September 6, 2011 –
Welcome to the season of jobs plans. GOP presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman offered his last week. President Obama will propose his before Thursday night's football...
Federal Budget and Economy

The Do-Nothing Fiscal Fix: Recipe for Recession

September 1, 2011 –
Given Washington’s endless partisan nastiness—and thanks to some updated estimates by the Congressional Budget Office--it seems like a good time to revisit an old idea:...
Federal Budget and Economy

A Grim Prognosis for Deficit Reduction

August 30, 2011 –
The other day, I spent a few hours with some of Washington’s most experienced budget experts. The session was off-the-record, so I can’t tell you...