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May 16, 2013
On the long-term unemployment crisis: "To avoid a deepening of the problem in the next business cycle, policymakers must explore the causes of the historic rise in long-term unemployment, and they would do well to start by examining their own actions. The unprecedented expansion of federally funded unemployment benefits--from the traditional 26 weeks normally available to nearly two years--is a contributing factor to the current labor market crisis."
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April 26, 2013
On Israeli tax policy and foreign investment: "Last year, Israel canceled a scheduled phase-down of its top corporate income tax rate, and instead raised the rate one point to 25 percent. Now, some Israeli politicians are seeking to increase a preferential corporate rate that benefits export-oriented businesses. . . . [I]ncreasing the tax rate on business income--particularly mobile business activities such as export-oriented production--will discourage foreign direct investment into Israel and may encourage Israeli firms to expand their businesses abroad instead of at home."
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Click here to read a blog post on the issue
April 24, 2013
On the long-term budget effects of obesity prevention: "A
study released by a leading economist, Alex Brill, highlights shortcomings in how Congress estimates the costs of health proposals: our model timelines are too short to capture the true effects of good legislation. So while we work to advance policies that help address the prevalence of chronic diseases--including obesity, diabetes and heart disease--our budgeters do not tell us whether these policies will work in the long-term and what savings they generate." (Rep. Michael Burgess on
The Hill's "Congress Blog")
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Coverage by Roll Call, Education Week, and MedPage Today
March 29, 2013
On trends in consumer spending: "The personal income report in January was terrible, and that's the result of the tax law changes and the expiration of the payroll tax holiday. . . . But the good news is that things have started to turn around. Those numbers are pointing up. People are willing to spend, and they are earning a little bit more. I attribute some of this just to the resolution of all of the uncertainty that we were facing right around the end of last year." (Fox Business
Markets Now)
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