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How Much Government Are You Willing to Fund? A Survey
Test if your preferences for government size align with your tax tolerance
13 hrs ago
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Susannah Petitt
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Jack Salmon
Magical Thinking at the CEA
The CEA's analysis of the OBBBA leaves much to be desired
Jul 1
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Veronique de Rugy
June 2025
The Senate’s SALT Surrender
The Senate is taxing Middle America to Subsidize the Coasts
Jun 30
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Jack Salmon
Eight Years to Fix Social Security
Policymakers must stop kicking the entitlement program can down the road
Jun 27
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Jack Salmon
Seven Options to Replace Byrded-Out Savings in OBBBA
The Senate Still Has Time to Reduce the Bill's Deficit Effect
Jun 26
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Joshua Rowley
Stop Saying We Need to “Pay for the Tax Cuts.” We Need to Pay for the Spending, Not Tax Cuts
Government promises must go back in alignment with what people really want
Jun 25
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Veronique de Rugy
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CBO Fiscal Multiplier Assumptions Overstate the Impact of Fiscal Stimulus Spending
A Closer Look at the Assumptions Driving Federal Stimulus Forecasts
Jun 24
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Jack Salmon
Questions for Fed Chair Powell
Some things to consider ahead of Chair Powell's testimony on the Monetary Policy Report
Jun 23
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Jack Salmon
Restoring Accountability to SNAP
Former CBO Director Keith Hall Shows How to Improve Program Integrity and Cut Excess Costs
Jun 20
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Veronique de Rugy
CBO: One Big Beautiful Bill Increases Deficits by $3.4 Trillion
The Senate Version of the OBBBA may be worse than the House Version
Jun 18
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Joshua Rowley
Refinements and Retreats: What the Senate Proposal Gets Right and Wrong
Evaluating the Senate's revised OBBBA
Jun 17
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Jack Salmon
How the Senate Can Fix the Big Beautiful Mess
Some considerations for Senate Finance ahead of tonight's OBBBA negotiations
Jun 16
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Jack Salmon
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