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The Bankruptcy Bill in Action

…faulty judgement) loaned money to people who were unable to repay, and toward the individual. As this article suggests, there is little reason to think that the bankruptcy reform will…

Dynamic Scoring

MaxSpeaks actually provides a partial defense of the President’s Advisory Panel on Tax Reform in regards the attacks from the right. In addition to a cool illustration of the wingnuts,…

What Bothers Bruce Bartlett

…the problems in this area. He eloquently explained the deteriorating fiscal condition of the Social Security program in many speeches this year, as part of his effort to reform that…

Social Security: Cato’s “Quick Facts”

…Gallup, reforming Social Security is a top priority for 33% of investors. 14. Nearly 80% of Americans pay more in Social Security taxes than they do in federal income tax….

Putin Tax: Back in the USSR

…supply side effect of the reform. Compliance, however, did improve quite substantially-by about one third according to our estimates-though it remains unclear whether this was due to the parametric reforms

Club for Growth: Savings = Taxation

Adam Doverspike reveals his “our way or the highway” view as he criticizes the attempt among Senate moderates to fashion a reasonable bipartisan approach to Social Security reform. He especially…