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GSA Chief: Streamlining Offices Key to Improving Agency
Dan Tangherlini says ongoing review of operations has revealed overlap in administrative functions.
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Why the U.S. Government Never, Ever Has to Pay Back All Its Debt
Governments really can, and do, borrow forever.
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How the GDP's Big Shrink Might Impact Sequestration
Congress may want to consider the GDP's drop before striking a budget deal.
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Perceptions About Health Care Spending Are Wrong
The conventional wisdom about government health care spending misses the mark.
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Inflation Hawks Rage Against Their Own Hallucinations
Inflation is not nearly as big an issue as some would have you believe.
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Can We Talk Calmly About Obama's 'Executive Orders'?
No president can do the job without them. Let's try to be clear about which ones are valid and which aren't.
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Is the Debt Limit Fight Over Already?
House Republicans may agree to raise the debt ceiling without huge concessions in spending cuts.
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Economists Pan Debt Ceiling’s Very Existence
Economists think the very idea of a 'debt ceiling' is a bit silly.
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Here's What Happened the Last Time the U.S. Defaulted on Its Debt
The debt ceiling and glitchy word-processors do not mix well.
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White House Crushes Death Star Petition, Nerd Dreams Everywhere
Citing costs, vulnerabilities, and existing space programs, the administration says it will not construct an enormous weaponized space station.
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The Blog Commenter Who Invented the Trillion-Dollar Coin
No, the idea didn't come from an economist. It came from a lawyer in Georgia.
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The Emergency Debt Plan That Would Put U.S. Citizens Second
If the federal government can't pay its bills on time, the nation could start paying its lenders, many of them foreign, before its citizens.
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The Ultimate Stimulus: Death Star Petition Requires White House Response
A petition asking the Obama administration to fund construction of a Death Star has secured enough signatures to require a response from the White House.
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Poll Shows Americans Fear Entitlement Cuts the Most in 'Cliff' Talks
A plurality have already fingered a favorite scapegoat if Congress and the White House fail to reach an agreement: everyone
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How Obama Can Prevent Another Debt-Ceiling Crisis
Some Democrats want the president to raise it by himself. But the 14th amendment offers him a much better strategy.
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Gephardt: Fiscal Cliff Deal Will Cost Some Lawmakers Their Jobs
Getting a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff is going to cost some lawmakers their jobs.
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Alan Simpson Talks Fiscal Cliff on The Daily Show
The former U.S. Senator drops in for a lively discussion on the national debt.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Fiscal Cliff Plans, in Charts
Here's how the Bowles-Simpson, Obama, and Republican fiscal cliff plans match up.
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'Boo-urns!': Mr. Burns Explains the Fiscal Cliff
The Simpsons' resident old rich guy tries to explain the fiscal cliff to we common folk.
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