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Immigration Under the Microscope:

Progressive groups began evaluating the bipartisan Gang of Eight’s Read More →

Apr 18, 2013 Posted by Daily Agenda In Practical Progress Tagged border control, CEPR, Civil Rights, Dean Baker, Gang of Eight, human rights, Immigration, immigration bill, LGBT, Matt Yglesias, paul krugman, practical progress, Spending, Top Wonks Comments 0

Gang Of Six Plan Will Make Rich Richer.

Allowing our country to default would impact the lives of millions of Americans in deeply negative ways. Various formulas have been proposed by members of Congress with both parties juggling spending cuts and the preservation of entitlement programs…
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Jul 20, 2011 Posted by Daily Agenda In Economy Tagged Cut Cap Balance, Dean Baker, Debt ceiling, Gang of Six, social security reform, wealthy Comments 0

CEPR Schools Sen. Conrad With Letter

Dean Baker from the Center For Economic and Policy Research sent a letter to Senator Conrad yesterday pointing out his premature decision to support the deficit reduction plan in a statement he made about the Congressional Budget Office’s new long-term…
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Jun 23, 2011 Posted by Daily Agenda In Economy Tagged CEPR, Congressional Budget Office, Conrad, Dean Baker, deficits, national debt, Senator Conrad Comments 0

CEPR Says “It’s the Health Care Stupid”

In a new report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Dean Baker states: “The mainstream media has failed to report that the Ryan plan is a privatisation programme that will hand $30tn to insurers”

$30 trillion dollars to…
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Apr 28, 2011 Posted by Daily Agenda In Healthcare, Human Potential Tagged Center for Economic and Policy Research, Dean Baker, health care, medicaid, medicare, private insurance, ryan budget Comments 0

CEPR: “Macho Men Are Wrong on Social Security”

“Lumping in Social Security with Medicare and Medicaid conceals the reality that the real long-term budget problem is a health care cost problem.”

In a new op-ed by Dean Baker – co-director of the Center for Economic Policy and Research (CEPR)…
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Mar 31, 2011 Posted by Daily Agenda In Healthcare Tagged budget deficit, CEPR, Dean Baker, medicaid, medicare, Social Security Comments 0

CEPR Claims Firing Public Employees Does not Help Private Sector

Does Getting Rid of Government Workers Help Create Private Sector Jobs? Absolutely Not.

Countering the claim of Republicans in Congress that the best way to seek more jobs in the private sector is to slash government jobs and spend less, CEPR…
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Mar 23, 2011 Posted by Daily Agenda In Economy, Uncategorized Tagged CEPR, Dean Baker, Helene Jorgensen, private sector, Public Employees Comments 0

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Mar 14, 2011 Posted by Daily Agenda In Agenda Setters Tagged Center for Economic and Policy Research, CEPR, Dean Baker, Mark Weisbrot Comments 1

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