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Policy Proposals February 25, 2013

Creating an American value-added tax

Creating a value-added tax (VAT) in the United States could raise revenue in a manner that does not distort saving and investment choices. William Gale and Ben…
Policy Proposals February 25, 2013

Better ways to promote saving through the tax system

Karen Dynan examines the design of government incentives for personal savings, outlining how reforms to these programs would improve saving and economic securi…
Policy Books February 22, 2013

15 ways to rethink the federal budget

As policymakers work to find solutions to reduce the federal budget deficit, The Hamilton Project presents 15 pragmatic, evidenced-based proposals that would b…
Policy Proposals February 22, 2013

National defense in a time of change

In response to likely cuts to the defense budget, Gary Roughead and Kori Schake propose restructuring the force to improve the military’s ability to respond to…
Policy Proposals February 22, 2013

Making defense affordable

Cindy Williams proposes measures for sustaining a strong military while reducing future annual defense expenditures, mainly through addressing growing internal…
Posts February 20, 2013

15 ideas for smart deficit reduction

Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney preview The Project’s forthcoming budget report, which includes fifteen pragmatic, evidenced-based proposals to reduce the d…
Policy Proposals February 11, 2013

Overhauling the temporary work visa system

Pia Orrenius, Giovanni Peri, and Madeline Zavodny present a strategy to change the U.S. employment-based immigration system to make the system more efficient, …
Posts February 1, 2013

Not all cuts are created equal: Why smart deficit reduction matters

The federal budget deficit is still the nation’s major economic focus. In this month’s employment analysis, The Hamilton Project explores the potential impacts…
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