The Unseen and The Unsaid

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Seven Options to Replace Byrded-Out Savings in OBBBA
The Senate Still Has Time to Reduce the Bill's Deficit Effect
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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
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Veronique de Rugy
CBO Fiscal Multiplier Assumptions Overstate the Impact of Fiscal Stimulus Spending
A Closer Look at the Assumptions Driving Federal Stimulus Forecasts
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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
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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
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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
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Joshua Rowley
Refinements and Retreats: What the Senate Proposal Gets Right and Wrong
Evaluating the Senate's revised OBBBA
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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
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Jack Salmon
Is the U.S. Shipbuilding Capacity in Crisis?
Today’s Low Industrial Output May Not Signal Strategic Weakness
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Caleb Petitt
No, the OBBBA Won't Pay For Itself
Larry Kudlow's projections about the OBBBA are faulty
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Veronique de Rugy
A Smarter Path for the Tax Bill
The Senate should focus on lasting, pro-growth reforms
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Joshua Rowley
End the Medicaid Shell Game
Hidden loopholes in Medicaid undermine's the program's ability to serve the vulnerable
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Jack Salmon
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