Federal Income Tax Law a Time-Wasting Monster in Need of Complete Revision
Harold Bierman, Jr., an expert on taxation and Professor of Management at Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management, comments on the inefficiency of federal income tax law and the need...
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'We're Not Broke, We're Starving,' Says Brown School Economist
A government shutdown is looming and many politicians who are claiming "we're broke" are proposing short-term or long-term federal budget plans with steep budget cuts as the only option to reduce the...
View ArticleGW Experts Available to Comment on Government Shutdown
Dr. Arterton has been actively involved in politics at the national level and is an expert in political institutions and political leadership. He oversees the GW Battleground Poll. He has served as a...
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Job Loss Greatly Increases Risk of Premature Death, Especially in Men
In a study on the relationship between unemployment and the risk of death, researchers found that the risk of death was 63% higher in those who experienced an episode of unemployment than those who did...
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The Ryan Budget Plan Is Right for America, Says Georgia Tech Economist
Christine Ries, professor of economics at Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, offers her views on why Representative Paul Ryan's budget plan is moving the debate in the right direction.
View ArticleSpending at Rate of Inflation Key to House GOP Medicare Plan
Sean Nicholson, professor of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University, Research Director of the Upstate Health Research Network, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic...
View ArticleS&P Downgrade Should Not Scare U.S. Into Slashing Spending
Odette Lienau, an expert on international economic relations and an assistant professor of Law at Cornell University, comments on the recent announcement that Standard & Poor's will revise the...
View ArticleMore Families Relying on Federal Heating Assistance to Stay Warm During Winter
More American families are turning to federal assistance to heat their homes during the winter, with many more families eligible for but not taking advantage of the program, according to new research...
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'Chained COLA' is the Stealth Social Security Benefit Cut
Social Security's yearly cost-of living adjustments (COLA) are targeted for reduction through a proposed "chained COLA" formula, and that could be a huge problem for those dependent on Social Security...
View ArticlePanetta's First Mission: "Slenderize" Pentagon
In an op-ed in today's Washington Post, Gordon Adams, a professor at American University's School of International Service, calls for more Pentagon budget cuts. Adams is a former associate director for...
View ArticleNew Report Reveals Medicaid's Enormous Success in Protecting Children &...
Today, with threats of serious budget cuts looming, a new report demonstrates the effectiveness of the Medicaid program in addressing the health and financial needs of children and other vulnerable...
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Tip Sheet: U.Va. Experts Weigh In on Sequestration from Policy, Education and...
Unless Congress acts by this Friday, "a series of automatic cuts - called the sequester - will take effect that threaten hundreds of thousands of middle-class jobs, and cut vital services for children,...
View ArticleWashington Medical Research Institutions Call on Congress to Prevent...
A group of Seattle's leading health research institutions have sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to take action to prevent sequestration funding cuts from taking effect on Friday, March 1.
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