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May 14, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Economics

It Would Take Nearly Unprecedented Economic Growth to Balance the Budget

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Jan 26, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes| Economics

IMF: Tax Bill's Boost to Growth is Short-Term

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May 14, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Economics

It Would Take Nearly Unprecedented Economic Growth to Balance the Budget

Increased economic growth has often been cited as a solution to our fiscal problems or as a way to offset deficit-increasing legislation....

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Apr 20, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes| Economics

Is CBO "Always Wrong" Because It Doesn't Understand Growth?

In dismissing projected trillion-dollar deficits, National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow recently claimed that one should "never believe the...

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Jan 26, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes| Economics

IMF: Tax Bill's Boost to Growth is Short-Term

This week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a new estimate of economic growth, revising their short-term estimate upwards because of...

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Jan 3, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes| Economics

Official Analysis Finds Tax Bill Will Produce Marginal Growth, Cost $1.1 Trillion

At the end of December, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released its final dynamic analysis of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). JCT's analysis...

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Nov 30, 2017 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes| Economics

Official Dynamic Score Shows Senate Tax Bill Will Still Cost Over $1 Trillion

The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) has released its official dynamic score of the Senate tax plan as passed by the Senate Finance Committee,...

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Nov 27, 2017 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes| Economics

Can Tax Reform Generate 0.4% Additional Growth?

Well-crafted tax reform would improve economic growth. While pro-growth tax reform can generate some revenue to the Treasury from the added growth,...

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Nov 20, 2017 | Blog Paper Press Release | Economics

Gene Steuerle: A Debt Straightjacket or a Misdiagnosed Disease?

Dr. Eugene (Gene) Steuerle is the Richard B. Fisher chair and Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute and a member of the Committee for a Responsible...

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Nov 16, 2017 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes| Economics