Topic: Donald Marron
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Tax VOX
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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The New Economy
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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The New Economy
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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The New Economy
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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The New Economy
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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The New Economy
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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The New Economy
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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Tax VOX
The deficit, euphemisms, and hard choices
To reduce the deficit, politicians need to start being more frank in their discussions
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The New Economy
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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The New Economy
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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Tax VOX
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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Tax VOX
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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Tax VOX
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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Tax VOX
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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