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US budget deficit to dip to $1.1T
… Republicans, are willing to move off their fixed positions and find common ground," said Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad , a Democrat. "Republicans must be willing to put revenue on the table." The study also predicts modest economic growth …
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US budget deficit to dip to $1.1T
… Republicans, are willing to move off their fixed positions and find common ground," said Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad , a DemocratD. "Republicans must be willing to put revenue on the table." The study also predicts modest economic growth …
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What can we do to solve Social Security?Barry says deal with the social security issue now before it becomes a bigger problem later.
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Sen. Scott Brown on his AnniversaryOne year ago, Republican Scott Brown shocked the political world by defeating heavily favored Martha Coakley for the US Senate seat once held by Edward M. Kennedy. We spoke with the good senator on this his anniversary...
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Consequences of ObamacareHeritage Foundation talks with TNT about Obamacare and what it really means for states
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Nuclear Deterrence with Col. Hunt
The new nuclear arms treaty that the U.S. and Russia signed Thursday in Prague may mark a historic return to arms control efforts for the world's nuclear superpowers, but the pact is more a modest step than a major leap along the road to reductions in the world's deadliest weaponry. We will speak with Fox military analyst and president of Howie Nation Col. David Hunt about the Presidents strange new nuclear deterrence policy.
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V.A.T.
Acknowledging it would be a highly unpopular move, White House economic adviser Paul Volcker said yesterday the United States should consider imposing a "value added tax" similar to those charged in Europe to help get the deficit under control. A VAT is a national sales tax that, like state and city sales taxes, would be collected by retailers. Do you support a VAT in the U.S.?
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The VMT - America Slips Away
… payment could take place electronically at filling stations. The CBO report was requested by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), who has proposed taxing cars by the mile as a way to increase federal highway revenues. We are hanging …
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The VMT - America Slips Away
… payment could take place electronically at filling stations. The CBO report was requested by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), who has proposed taxing cars by the mile as a way to increase federal highway revenues. We are hanging …
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Tax Man
… and other new taxes, to deal with the exploding debt. In addition to Volcker, the head of the Senate Budget Committee, Kent Conrad (D-N.D), has mused that a VAT has " got to be on the table ," and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif …
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Ben Folds
… vote, that will allow the socialist health reform plan to advance through the Senate. "We're there," said Sen . Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), as he headed into a special meeting to announce the deal. There are some other senators who may …
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Immigration Winds
… problems. "What we are trying to prevent is anyone who is here illegally from getting any federal benefit," said Sen . Kent Conrad , D-N.D., a member of the so-called Gang of Six of three Democratic and three Republican members of the Finance …
