Topic: Donald Marron
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The tragedy of Solyndra
The firm got $537 million from the Obama administration to further goals of energy independence, a cleaner environment, and domestic jobs. What went wrong?
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Five tough deadlines for decisions on spending, government debt
Congress made a deal to avoid an FAA shutdown. The next deadlines involving spending and government debt will be harder.
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Budget hawks, doves deadlocked? Send in the foxes!
It's time for new breakthrough thinking on US budget woes from leaders who can adapt to new conditions and not fight to preserve the status quo.
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America doesn't need a debt limit
The debt limit debate allows politicians to grandstand on fiscal responsibility. But the debt limit doesn't control how much America borrows. Congress does.
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America is playing with fire with its default talk
The US is the only major economy where leaders talk openly about the potential of default. It's dangerous because financial markets would punish the US with high interest rates if traders believed the US would default.
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Ethanol vote: First step toward extinction for federal tax subsidies?
Sen. Tom Coburn's bid to end tax subsidies for ethanol failed. But the measure got 34 GOP votes, suggesting that many Republicans are open to eliminating tax breaks to trim the deficit.
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Cut the deficit? Go after tax breaks. Yeah, tax breaks.
Many tax breaks are government spending by another name. But tax breaks don't get the scrutiny that direct spending does.
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Libya turmoil highlights US military spending. Next step: cuts.
US military action in Libya has led to new concerns about defense spending in Washington. It's time for Congress to make cuts.
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The deficit, euphemisms, and hard choices
To reduce the deficit, politicians need to start being more frank in their discussions
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After Fannie and Freddie, a role for government in mortgages?
Whatever system replaces Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will need government participation. Please keep it small.
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Tax reform: the wheels are beginning to turn
Tax reform efforts would probably start with corporate taxes, because Republicans and Democrats both have reason to fix them.
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If direct spending is frozen, might as well cap tax breaks, too
To reduce the deficit, tax subsidies should be thought of as spending.
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Want a vacation from paying taxes? BPC takes on the deficit.
The Bipartisan Policy Commission has released a tax reform plan that slashes spending and reinvents tax policy: starting with a year-long payroll tax holiday.
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Should Congress extend the Bush tax cuts?
The best course may be for Congress to extend low- and middle-class provisions of the Bush tax cuts for a year or two, and use that time to design a serious tax reform.
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The US is not Greece. Yet.
While US and Greek economies differ significantly, there are lessons to be learned from the European country's debt crisis. Specifically, that markets are not always rational.
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