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After adjusting for inflation, Social Security's unfunded liabilitybetween now and 2075 has risen to $19.8 trillion.

The three provisions of the Senate Finance Committee tax billdiscussed in this paper undermine good tax policy and harm U.S.competitiveness. Why, then, are politicians taking these steps?

If America does nothing, entitlements will crowd out other federalspending and push taxes to unprecedented heights.

Money-laundering bills moving through the House and Senate wouldallow the Secretary of the Treasury to label any jurisdiction a"primary money laundering concern" merely because it has a low-taxeconomy. This is the wrong approach. The United States should seekto punish nations that harbor terrorists and their money, notnations with low taxes and financial privacy.

Pension Reform in Sweden: Lessons for American Policymakers

Reducing the size and power of government is the only way to reduce influence peddling in Washington.

New Surplus Projections Will Allow Deep Cuts and Social SecurityReform

The argument for supply-side tax policy is simple: Lowering taxrates on productive behavior will improve the incentives to work,save, and invest. Critics may argue that President Bush's proposedtax cuts are too big and too risky, but there is no evidence tosupport their assertions.

(Archived document, may contain errors) 10/18/90 149 THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS: THE REAL CULPRIT IN WASHINGTON"S FISCAL CRISIS

Increasing the Mandated Minimum Wage: Who Pays the Price?