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Maybe deficits do matter after all | Bruce Ledewitz
What lesson should Democrats learn from their shellacking on Nov. 2? As observers noted, losses by the party in power often follow in off-year
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Federal judge sides with GOP states challenging limits on tax cuts in pandemic relief law
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Alabama has ruled in favor of attorneys general in 13 Republican-led states — including Iowa, Florida, New
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Socked by the pandemic, Kenney administration forgoes property reassessments for second year in a row
By Michael D’Onofrio PHILADELPHIA — The Kenney administration is forgoing a citywide property reassessment for the upcoming tax year, ensuring
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While the GOP carps about Biden’s infrastructure plan, voters already are saying ‘Yes, please’ | John L. Micek
Here’s a quiz for the Republican politicians among you, check as many as applicable. Do you support: Repairing and rebuilding America’s
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5 questions for Alex Brill on US fiscal policy following the American Rescue Plan
By James Pethokoukis and Alex Brill How much will the American Rescue Plan actually cost in the long run? How does the Biden administration plan to
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Addressing the long-run fiscal gap will require difficult choices
By Alan D. Viard On March 5, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) updated its long-run budget outlook, providing policymakers and the public with
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US fiscal policy following the American Rescue Plan: My long-read Q&A with Alex Brill
By James Pethokoukis and Alex Brill How necessary is the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan at this point in our economic recovery? How concerned
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Thinking about economic growth and the Biden tax plan
President Trump likes to say that Bidenomics, particularly its big proposed tax increases, will sink the economy and crash the stock market. A recent
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Deep thinking about budget deficits and debt
Source: Congressional Budget Office The most recent fiscal forecast from the Congressional Budget Office sees a historic amount of debt in
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The tax volatility picture in every state, visualized, and how Pa. stacks up | Wednesday Morning Coffee
Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. It won’t be too long before the Republican-controlled General Assembly and the Democratic Wolf
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American Deficits to Top Trillion Dollars for All of Next Decade
View of the United States Capitol in Washington DC in the early morning, January 15, 2017 (DoD/William Lockwood) The Congressional Budget Office has