The Future of the CLASS Act and Long-Term Care
The Community Living Services and Supports (CLASS) Act is an extraordinary case study in both budget and health care politics, and in the toxic political environment in which those of us in Washington...
View ArticleThe House GOP Budget: Lots of Change, and Many Questions
If you view a budget as a vision of government, the House GOP’s fiscal map unveiled today charts a profound course correction for Washington and its relationships with both its citizens and the states....
View ArticleObama, Ryan, and the Parameters of the Budget Debate
Imagine for a moment you walk into a dealership to buy the vehicle of your dreams. The salesman asks what you want to pay. You say $50. He counters with $50,000. The good news is you have begun a...
View ArticleWhy Does the Gang of Six Want to Repeal the CLASS Act?
The bipartisan deficit reduction plan proposed by the so-called “Gang of Six” senators includes very few specifics. Oddly, one would repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS)...
View ArticleShould States Use Tax Breaks to Woo Seniors?
We’ve all seen the articles in Forbes, Kiplingers, or U.S. News trumpeting the best states to live in retirement. A key measure for them all: Low taxes. What you may not know is that states actively...
View ArticleCongress Can’t Avoid Tax Rate Hikes By Closing “Loopholes”
You can tell when Congress and the President have tough choices to make. That’s when they trot out the euphemisms—all aimed at making what they are about to do sound as benign as possible. Case in...
View ArticleBowles-Simpson II: A New Plan to Avoid the Sequester
With 10 days to go until the dreaded sequester—the automatic across-the-board spending cuts that most lawmakers profess to hate—the Washington drama machine is starting to get in gear. Today, President...
View ArticleWill Obamacare Delays Encourage Health Exchange Cheating?
The latest flap over the implementation of the Affordable Care Act involves the ability of the IRS to verify the income people use to calculate their health exchange subsidy. While critics of...
View ArticleThe Future of the CLASS Act and Long-Term Care
The Community Living Services and Supports (CLASS) Act is an extraordinary case study in both budget and health care politics, and in the toxic political environment in which those of us in Washington...
View ArticleThe House GOP Budget: Lots of Change, and Many Questions
If you view a budget as a vision of government, the House GOP’s fiscal map unveiled today charts a profound course correction for Washington and its relationships with both its citizens and the states....
View ArticleObama, Ryan, and the Parameters of the Budget Debate
Imagine for a moment you walk into a dealership to buy the vehicle of your dreams. The salesman asks what you want to pay. You say $50. He counters with $50,000. The good news is you have begun a...
View ArticleWhy Does the Gang of Six Want to Repeal the CLASS Act?
The bipartisan deficit reduction plan proposed by the so-called “Gang of Six” senators includes very few specifics. Oddly, one would repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS)...
View ArticleShould States Use Tax Breaks to Woo Seniors?
We’ve all seen the articles in Forbes, Kiplingers, or U.S. News trumpeting the best states to live in retirement. A key measure for them all: Low taxes. What you may not know is that states actively...
View ArticleCongress Can’t Avoid Tax Rate Hikes By Closing “Loopholes”
You can tell when Congress and the President have tough choices to make. That’s when they trot out the euphemisms—all aimed at making what they are about to do sound as benign as possible. Case in...
View ArticleBowles-Simpson II: A New Plan to Avoid the Sequester
With 10 days to go until the dreaded sequester—the automatic across-the-board spending cuts that most lawmakers profess to hate—the Washington drama machine is starting to get in gear. Today, President...
View ArticleWill Obamacare Delays Encourage Health Exchange Cheating?
The latest flap over the implementation of the Affordable Care Act involves the ability of the IRS to verify the income people use to calculate their health exchange subsidy. While critics of...
View ArticleWishes, Dreams, and Bittersweet Denials
Be careful what you wish for. Businesses have backed an overhaul of the US tax code for quite some time, but their tune changes when it comes to corporate tax reform in other countries. The Base...
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The Case of the Mislabeled ABLE Account
Last December, President Obama signed into law the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. ABLE looks a lot like a state-run 529 college savings plan, but for individuals diagnosed with...
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