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Briefing Book Turns Two!

Looking ahead to what’s to come. As economic advisers in the Biden and Obama Administrations, we contributed to decision memos and evening briefing books for our principals—the cabinet members charged with the task of setting national economic policy. Our jobs were to help busy people understand what really matters when weighing the implications of dif…

Reposts 0 Sep 8

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How Cuts to the Insurance Marketplaces Will Harm Entrepreneurs

Small business owners and the self-employed rely on the marketplaces, and coverage is about to become less affordable The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is projected to cause millions of Americans to lose health insurance. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that the $800 billion in Medicaid cuts over the next ten years will increase the number of uninsured by

Reposts 0 Aug 4

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The Long-term Dangers of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

Analysis shows that the bill would weaken US economic, fiscal and institutional resilience The House just passed the One Big Beautiful Bill by the slimmest of margins. At a high level, the Bill extends and expands expiring tax cuts from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), and partially pays for it with large cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), among other social program…

Reposts 0 May 26