Comeback America Blog
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Friday, June 7 2013 | By Sean McElwee
Medicare Alternative Scenario
The big story this week with regard to Medicare has been that the Trustees report pushed back the expected date of exhaustion by two years, to 2026. But the …
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Thursday, June 6 2013 | By Sean McElwee
Tax Breaks
Last week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report examining the distribution of major tax breaks. Although there are more than 200 tax breaks in the tax system the …
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Thursday, May 30 2013 | By Rachel Vierling
Health Care and the Federal Budget
Unlike every other major industrialized country, the U.S. does not have a limit on how much of the federal budget is allocated to health care programs. Most federal health …
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Tuesday, May 28 2013 | By Sean McElwee
Mandatory and Discretionary Spending
The CBO report released earlier this month portends both good and bad news. The good news is deficits will drop until 2015, the bad news is they then begin to …
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Wednesday, May 22 2013 | By Rachel Vierling
Are You Kidding Me?
Wouldn’t it be great if the federal government paid for your next vacation? Check out this special report and interactive map that shows the trips, many at taxpayer expense, …
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Wednesday, May 22 2013 | By Sean McElwee
Did you know? White House Budget
CBO reviewed the President’s Budget and concluded that compared with its new May baseline, it would reduce deficits by $1.1 trillion dollars. The deficit reduction comes primarily from increased revenues …
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Wednesday, May 22 2013 | By Sean McElwee
Connecticut at Risk: Affordable Care Act
Connecticut can benefit from the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) because the state quickly opted to form a healthcare exchange and will receive federal funds, in addition to …
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Thursday, May 16 2013 | By Sean McElwee
Reasons for CBO’s Revised Budget Positions
Recently, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) revised its budget predictions for the next ten years. In February, the CBO predicted that the deficit for this year would be $845 billion, …
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Wednesday, May 15 2013 | By Sean McElwee
Connecticut at Risk: INFRASTRUCTURE
Infrastructure Connecticut must address its crumbling infrastructure, as the state often ranks low in infrastructure compared to other states. This stems in part from low investment. Connecticut invested only …
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Thursday, May 9 2013 | By Sean McElwee
Why Are High Debt Levels Bad?
Research shows that high levels of debt correlate with slower economic growth. There are four main reasons for this. High government debt crowds out private investment by taking up resources …
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