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Corporate Welfare Spending vs. the Entrepreneurial Economy

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Federal Infrastructure Investment

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The Damaging Rise in Federal Spending and Debt

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Reducing Deficits by Cutting Spending

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The Stimulus Bill and Government Spending

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Challenges to U.S. Economic Recovery: Federal and State Spending

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Approaches to Cutting Federal Spending

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Energy Efficiency: Can Tax Incentives Reduce Consumption?

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The Federal Tax Gap

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The State of the Economy and the Budget

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Regarding America’s Public Debt: How Do We Keep It From Rising?

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The Need for Tax Reform and the Possibility of a Flat Tax for the District of Columbia

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