The GOP’s budget plan is just what you’d expect: major cuts to social programs without revenue increases.
Budget
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It’s Time to Kill the Debt Ceiling
Let’s use this opportunity to end the prospect of future economic hostage crises.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Explaining the Mortgage Interest Deduction
Could it really be cut by Congress?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What Do Republicans Want?
They can’t get away with not stating their positions on the Austerity Trap for too much longer.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Time Is Right to Get Rid of the Debt Ceiling
Make it part of any “grand bargain” over the fiscal you-know-what.
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Who’s to Blame for the “Fiscal Cliff” Misnomer?
I reveal the misleading term’s provenance.
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Why Obama Needs to Restart the Conversation on the Economy Now
Time to reframe the debate on the fiscal cliff
Posted inEconomic Policy
Turning the Cliff into a Launch Pad
Let’s keep the tax break for working people and pay for it by increasing taxes on higher income earners.
