How Much Would Sending People Checks Cost?
Experts and lawmakers are considering numerous options to help support the economy during the COVID-19 crisis.
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How Much Does a Payroll Tax Holiday Cost?
President Trump tweeted support for a one-year payroll tax cut Monday
Erskine Bowles and Henry Paulson: How to Get Americans to Love Capitalism Again
Erskine Bowles served as chief of staff to President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 1998 and is a member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal
Maya MacGuineas: With a growing debt, a fiscally responsible blueprint is needed to handle the next recession
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt.
Break Glass Here: A Responsible Plan to Combat the Next Recession
The United States is in the midst of one of the longest periods of sustained economic growth in its history, but there are signs that this prolonge
How Much Would a Payroll Tax Holiday Cost?
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CBO: Fixing the Debt Would Increase Income
Putting debt on a downward path could increase average income by almost $9,000 per person per year, or about 10 percent
Was the Federal Reserve’s Monetary Tightening Unprecedented?
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, House Ways an
Written Testimony on Our Nation's Crumbling Infrastructure and the Need for Immediate Action
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget submitted testimony for the record pertaining to the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on "Our