That is a systemic risk. That is pollution. That is a negative externality you should be taxing on.
My advice, sir, would be simple, the same advice as Christine Legarde, the new director of the IMF, has given to the Uni...
I have to say, with Obamacare, it is like deja vu all over again. Medicare is going bankrupt.
It may be access on paper but it is not access in power.
I see that you are pivoting here.
We put them back into Medicare as opposed to spending them on another entitlement, and I think that is the difference be...
I actually see that what we are really doing is effectively denying access.
Under current law Medicare will be paying providers less than Medicaid.
If Medicare is now paying less than Texas Medicaid, what will that do for access to services for those who have Medicare...
I am proposing that you tax excessive leverage, because that is what generates the big negative.
As long as we are putting this in the context of medium-term fiscal consolidation--so, over a 5 to 10-year horizon, unti...
Whether you like it or not, Senator, the Code impacts the leverage choice these firms make.
If you want a fair, simple, and pro-growth system, you should tax excessive leverage in the financial system and use the...
I think that bringing the corporate rate down would go a long ways towards eliminating the bias that currently exists.
We shouldn't do it. I hope we don't do it. It would be very bad for the economy.
That is frightening. There just seems there should be some sort of proactiveness involved.
I particularly want to single out Senator Landrieu for the hard work she has done in keeping folks up in Washington enga...
$3 trillion is a lot of money. You can't pay benefits in bonds. Social Security needs cash.
