Retirement Income Security
The Brookings Institution held a discussion on retirement savings plans and other potential models to achieve income for retirees. Panelists included two former government officials with the…
1,925 viewsThe Brookings Institution held a discussion on retirement savings plans and other potential models to achieve income for retirees. Panelists included two former government officials with the…
1,925 viewsAlan Auerbach talked aboout a destination-based consumption tax being proposed by House Republicans, which proposes that goods are taxed on where they are consumed rather than where they are…
243 viewsDeputy Assistant Treasury Secretary for International Tax Affairs Robert Stack delivered remarks on the effect of changes in foreign tax laws on efforts to change the U.S. tax code and corpo…
453 viewsThe Brookings Institution hosted a panel discussion on budget priorities, fiscal challenges, and economic proposals from President Obama’s State of the Union address, followed by a conversat…
477 viewsPolicy experts talked about helping Americans save more for retirement. They discussed social security, individual retirement accounts, and refundable tax credits. “The State of Research …
338 viewsEconomic and tax policy experts talked about the processes used by the government in drafting and assessing budgets, and the steps taken to communicate and explain those figures to Congress …
370 viewsPanelists discussed efforts to craft a tax reform package that would reduce rates and the deficit without eliminating tax breaks that benefit large portions of the middle class. Mark Zandi s…
271 viewsSenator Patty Murray (D-WA) talked about the federal budget situation, and afterward panelists discussed her remarks and the prospects for Congress reaching a budget agreement and plan for e…
20,029 viewsSenator Rob Portman (R-OH), a member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, talked about reasons the committee failed to reach agreement. Following his remarks, economic scholar…
783 viewsRepublican 2012 presidential candidate Herman Cain’s senior economic adviser and several tax experts talked about Mr. Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan. The proposal calls for a 9 percent business tax, …
347 viewsPanelists talked about the newly created joint congressional Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, which was created on August 2, 2011, as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011 and compris…
523 viewsEconomists spoke about the national debt, deficit spending, and future fiscal policy. They generally agreed that President Obama’s budget was a missed opportunity in addressing the nation’s …
105 viewsWilliam Gale spoke about the history of the U.S. budget deficit since 2001 and analyzed the reasons for the national debt. He also spoke about the Obama administration’s economic policy for …
133 viewsPeter Orszag talked about Obama’s administration’s fiscal policies during his tenure as director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB). He focused on the economic stimulus package, health…
388 viewsRepresentative Paul Ryan , the ranking member of the House Budget Committee, and a bipartisan panel of experts talked about problems posed by the current federal budget, strategies for reduc…
220 viewsGeorgetown University and the Financial Times hosted a discussion on the global economy. Chrystia Freeland moderated the panel which focused on the economic impact of financial market turmoi…
405 viewsPresident-Elect Obama wants to include $300 billion in tax cuts as part of his overall economic stimulus package. William Gale talked about the potential impact of the tax cuts for individua…
91 viewsThe panel talked about the fate and implications of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Topics included the rescue package, the 2008 election cycle, the international response,…
683 viewsParticipants spoke about the future of entitlement programs and the federal budget outlook. Topics included the projected shortfalls in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, as well as maj…
449 viewsSheila Bair delivered keynote remarks on the current state of the markets and possible policy solutions for alleviating the current credit crisis. Following her presentation, Martin Neil…
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