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Speaker John A. Boehner may have staved off immediate disaster in 2011 with his Budget Control Act. But eight years later, lawmakers are still standing uncomfortably close to the edge, write Akabas and Shaw. (Tom Williams/Roll Call file photo)

On the debt limit, the best fiscal game is the one not played

By Shai Akabas and Tim Shaw
Posted February 4, 2019 at 5:01am
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies during a House Financial Services hearing in February. An out-of-control national debt directly affects the household finances of millions of Americans, Akabas and Shaw write. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

As Both Parties Play the Blame Game, Our Fiscal Future Hangs in the Balance

By Shai Akabas and Tim Shaw
Posted October 24, 2018 at 5:01am
A Chicago teacher works with kids as part of an early childhood education program. The “Opportunity Zones” incentive could help expand such programs across the country, Smith and Shaw write. (Tim Boyle/Getty Images file photo)

One Way to Fix the Child Care Crisis? Look to the Tax Law

By Linda K. Smith and Tim Shaw
Posted October 15, 2018 at 5:01am
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is resorting to so-called extraordinary measures to pay the government’s bills after the debt limit suspension ended Dec. 8. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Opinion: How Debt Limit Drama Gets Resolved Is Up in the Air

By Shai Akabas and Tim Shaw
Posted December 11, 2017 at 5:01am