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The government shutdown and our antiquated tax code
By Jeff Wald Nine days into the first government shutdown in 17 years, and the debate rages on about the budget, debt ceiling, and whether the U.S. has become a global laughingstock. As the days...
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Medicare: It’s a millennnial’s headache, too
As mid-term elections approach and presidential primary candidates begin looking toward 2016, we can expect the usual posturing for the senior citizen vote. In the last presidential campaign, we heard...
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Don’t be fooled: America’s deficit is still a problem
The Congressional Budget Office recently put out new budget projections and commentators have had a series of feel-good moments about it. Debt is under control, they say. Projections of Medicare costs...
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U.S. budget deficit falls to $486 billion for 2014
The U.S. budget deficit fell by nearly a third during fiscal 2014 to $486 billion as federal revenues grew far faster than spending, the Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday. Releasing...
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Why Obama’s immigration plan is a wild card for the U.S. economy
In a move to reform America's broken immigration system, President Obama last week decided to use his executive authority to provide relief from deportation to approximately 5 million undocumented...
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How to cut America’s crazy high health care costs
After decades of false starts and frustration, free market champions should be cheering-- competitive marketplaces work in health care. And no matter what your opinion of Obamacare, you have got to...
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5 reasons you shouldn’t believe the government’s debt projections
There’s an old joke that asks, “Why did God create economists?” The answer: “To make weather forecasters look good.” This wisecrack is particularly apt on Tuesday, a day when many on the East Coast...
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Here’s how much an Obamacare repeal would cost
The Congressional Budget Office has released its latest estimates for the financial cost should Congress repeal the Affordable Care Act--and it wasn’t what many Republicans were hoping for. Repealing...
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