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Participants talked about the future of U.S. tax policy under a new George W. Bush administration, the results of the 2004 elections, and enacting permanent tax relief in the new Congress. T…

Economic experts talked about the possible effects of the 2004 election results on economic and tax policy during President George W. Bush’s second term. Other topics included the House-Sen…

Kevin Hassett, Economic Policy Studies Director for the American Enterprise Institute, and William Gale, Senior Fellow of Economic Studies for the Brookings Institution, talked about the tax…

Michael Mandel discussed his book, Rational Exuberance: Silencing the Enemies of Growth, published by HarperBusiness, which examines the notion that it is possible for economies to grow too …

Economists and labor analysts discussed the U.S. economy, job growth, and the perception that there is a “jobless recovery.” They focused on methods of measuring job growth and the differen…

The guests talked about tax policy, focusing on whether or not recent tax cuts should be made permanent. Mr. Hassett argued that the tax cuts should be maintained in order to protect the eco…

Mr. Raines talked about Fannie Mae mortgage company and financial markets. Topics included government regulations, Fannie Mae’s private status, low rates, portfolio value, overhead costs, an…

Panelists talked about the future of social security. They also talked about their book, "Saving Social Security: A Balanced Approach", co-authored by Peter Diamond and Peter Orszag and pub…