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Debt Digest | Withhold pay from Congress during shutdowns
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Here are this week’s reading links and fiscal facts:
- Withholding pay from members of Congress can motivate passing budgets on time. Alexander Bolton reports in The Hill: “The Senate on Wednesday u...
A Federal Gas Tax Holiday Would Be Expensive and Ineffective
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Gas prices have surged due to the war in Iran. In response, President Donald Trump and Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) have proposed suspending the federal gas tax for up to 180 days.
The proposal has bipartis...
Debt Digest | AI will fix the US debt beliefs are the new Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)
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Here are this week’s reading links and fiscal facts:
- The Joint Economic Committee Republican Report confronts hard budget truths. The 2026 Joint Economic Report makes an important contribution by cl...
The Iran war could be a $300 billion shock — driving up mortgage rates and squeezing wages
This article first appeared as an op-ed in MarketWatch, on May 13, 2026. Read it here.
Eight in 10 Americans say gasoline prices are straining their household budgets, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll. The Iran war has pushed av...
In the Press: FEMA reform, Saver's Match Price Tag, and Social Security Event
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FEMA reform is promising
NPR quotes Dominik Lett on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council’s recommendations to overhaul the agency:
“The devil is in the details here,” sa...
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