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Economist Mom Is healthcare reform headed toward a dead end for cost control?
One causality of healthcare reform negotiations might be cost control.
03/03/2010 11:04 am -
US budget deficit: Finding solutions
The US budget deficit is surging and is likely to remain high for years unless Congress finds solutions. Some financial experts say that remedies will have to include new taxes.
02/24/2010 05:53 pm -
Obama budget wouldn't trim trillion-dollar deficits until 2012
President Obama faces a tough challenge in his budget: cutting the federal deficit while pumping up the economy. His budget pays for $33 billion in business tax cuts and $25 billion of aid to states through a spending freeze and reinstated taxes on wealthy Americans.
02/01/2010 03:11 pm -
Congress's early task: What to do about national debt ceiling?
A vote to raise the national debt ceiling is always tough, because it casts the majority party as a reckless spender. But Congress must confront the issue, probably Jan. 20, upon lawmakers' return from recess. If the ceiling is not raised, the government will likely run out of funds in February.
01/19/2010 04:51 pm -
House extends estate tax - a blow to Bush-era plan to abolish it
The House voted Thursday to continue the estate tax – an attempt to foil the Bush-era cuts that would have led to the expiration of the estate tax in 2010. But complications remain.
12/03/2009 12:00 am -
Will healthcare reform mean cuts in Medicare for seniors?
Lawmakers are looking for savings in Medicare. But Congress has shown little heart for that, especially given the powerful seniors lobby.
10/17/2009 01:00 am -
Obama's budget whacks 121 programs
In a $3.5 trillion spending plan released Thursday, the White House proposes $17 billion in cuts – including some items that President Bush also tried to ax.
05/07/2009 01:00 am -
Will deficits trim Obama's agenda?
Even Democrats signal adjustments are likely, given rising projections for budgetary red ink.
03/22/2009 01:00 am -
Obama aims to cut deficit in half by ’13
This week is about the budget, as he issues his first, hosts a ‘fiscal responsibility summit.’
02/22/2009 12:00 am -
Obama's promises face a rough road ahead
A government mired in debt combined with a recession will make the path to recovery difficult for the president-elect.
11/06/2008 12:00 am -
US stares at a $1 trillion deficit. How bad is that?
The number ballooned amid the banking bailout. Tax hikes may lie ahead.
10/16/2008 01:00 am -
Next president faces swelling U.S. debt
The budget deficit doubled in the past year, escalating the finger-pointing in Congress.
09/11/2008 01:00 am -
Voters weighing Obama, McCain tax plans
Nearly 3 in 4 see taxes and budget deficits as 'extremely' or 'very' important in the 2008 campaign.
09/08/2008 01:00 am -
Monitor Breakfast New foundation tackles U.S. federal debt
Owing $52.7 trillion, Americans should not wait for a crisis, says founder Peter Peterson.
07/09/2008 01:00 am -
Congress's spending goes unchecked, with more likely
Lawmakers approve war costs, new veterans' benefits, and relief for flooded Midwest. But 'pay as you go' principle is ignored in the Senate.
06/30/2008 01:00 am -
Congress's spending goes unchecked, with more likely
Lawmakers approve war costs, new veterans' benefits, and relief for flooded Midwest. But 'pay as you go' principle is ignored in the Senate.
06/30/2008 01:00 am -
Gasoline-tax reprieve: an idea running on empty
Minimal cost savings, increased dependence on foreign oil, and high administrative costs are among reasons why this idea ran out of gas.
05/05/2008 01:00 am -
Gasoline-tax reprieve: an idea running on empty
Minimal cost savings, increased dependence on foreign oil, and high administrative costs are among reasons why this idea ran out of gas.
05/02/2008 01:00 am -
McCain fleshes out his economic plan
His challenge is to appeal both to the GOP's tax-cutting faithful and to independents and moderates.
04/28/2008 01:00 am -
On the federal deficit, candidates stay mostly vague
Rising entitlement costs and Iraq war expenses take a back seat to shorter-term stimulus plans.
01/23/2008 12:00 am
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