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The new, real Simpson-Bowles plan: Less revenue, more cuts

The real agenda behind the Catfood Commission leaders, Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles, has now been revealed with a Simpson-Bowles 2.0 plan, which they’re proposing as a grand bargain alternative to the sequester. Where in the original proposal, they had to work with others—including some genuine Democrats—to create their plan, this is all them and [...]

Lawmakers Work with Simpson-Bowles on Tax Deal

Former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles and former Sen. Alan Simpson “are working with a bipartisan group of 47 Senators and as many House members to frame a compromise on $ 7 trillion in looming fiscal decisions,” Reuters reports. Tweet This Post