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May 11, 2011 | Blog Paper Press Release | Economics| Budgets & Projections| Budget Process| Social Security| Taxes

Between the ‘Line’s: Meetings, Plans, Halfsies and One Cent

No Deficit of Talk – At least there no longer is a deficit of discussion when it comes to our fiscal situation.
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May 9, 2011 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes

‘Line’ Items: May Flowers Edition

What Will Bloom This Month? – In April we were showered with fiscal policy developments: namely, a last-minute FY 2011 budget deal; a deluge of...
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May 4, 2011 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budget Process

Senate Finance Committee Discusses Enforcement Mechanisms

Since President Obama put the idea of a debt
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May 2, 2011 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes

‘Line’ Items: Two Weddings and a Burial Edition

Wedding Vows and Vows Kept – Last week the royal wedding in England between William and Kate garnered a great deal of attent
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Apr 18, 2011 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes

‘Line’ Items: Tax Day Edition

Happy Tax Day – Today is about the consequences of procrastination for the great many waiting until the last minute to file
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Apr 15, 2011 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes| Budget Process

Giving Taxpayers a Receipt

Just in time for Tax Day on Monday, the White House website has launched a taxpayer re
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Apr 14, 2011 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Budget Process

Finally, We Have a Budget for This Year

The House and Senate today approved of legislation funding the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year, ratifying the
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Apr 5, 2011 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes

Sens. Wyden and Coats Introduce Tax Reform Legislation

Today, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Dan Coats (R-IN) introduced bipartisan 
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Mar 30, 2011 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes

The Unlikely Fiscal Pair

If the current budget drama in Washington ever becomes the stuff of a feature film--yes, a real stretch, but we've seen worse from Hollywood--
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Mar 18, 2011 | Blog Paper Press Release

64 Senators Call On President Obama to Lead on Deficit and Engage in Broader Discussion

Today, a bipartisan group of 64 Senators sent a
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