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Jackson, Ryan[jackson.ryan@epa.gov] American Enterprise Institute Thur 11/30/2017 11:05:54 AM AEI Today: How to improve the bleak long-run outlook for US fiscal policy
The US is headed toward a federal debt crisis certain to inflict serious economic hardship on future generations.
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How to improve the long-run outlook for US fiscal policy
Alex Brill | Macdonald-Laurier Institute
The US is headed toward a federal debt crisis certain to inflict serious economic hardship on future generations. Over the next 30 years, the US economy is expected to grow 76 percent, but the debt burden will increase by more than 240 percent. Returning to a sustainable fiscal outlook will require hard choices and a clear understanding of both what led us to this
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point and the economic consequences of inaction.
The Equals Act would improve the federal workforce
According to the Government Accountability Office, in 2013 the federal government dismissed 3,489 employees for poor performance, a dismissal rate of 0.18 percent. The Equals Act would provide the federal government with greater time and flexibility to examine the performance of newly hired federal employees before those employees receive job protections that effectively entitle them to a "job for life."
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Digital trade rules in NAFTA should follow proposed rules in TPP
Early in 2018, NAFTA negotiations among the US, Canada, and Mexico will enter a final make-or-break phase. If the negotiations proceed to a successful conclusion, it is imperative for the US to achieve a precedent setting baseline set of rules governing digital trade. Here's why the US should seek an agreement on digital trade that closely matches the proposals found in the Trans pacific Partnership's e-commerce chapter.
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In Venezuela, to have an opinion is a crime, not a right'
Thirty million Venezuelans are struggling to survive in a nation looted and crushed by President Nicolas Maduro's regime. Many opposition leaders have been co-opted, jailed, or forced into exile. For the first time since recently escaping house arrest in Venezuela, Antonio Ledezma, the................ democratically elected mayor of Caracas, sheds new light on a society in collapse and suggests new recipes for action.
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