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  • Should Everyone Go To College?

    May 8, 2013, Stephanie Owen and Isabel V. Sawhill

  • We’ve been telling... students and their families for years that college is the only way to succeed in the economy these days and of course there’s a lot of truth to that. On average it does pay off... But if you load up on a whole lot of student debt and then you don’t graduate, that is a very bad situation.

    May 8, 2013, Isabel V. Sawhill, Wall Street Journal
  • Brookings Expert Roundtable on President Obama’s Federal Budget Proposal for FY 2014

    April 11, 2013, Ron Haskins, Isabel V. Sawhill and Bill Frenzel

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  • Around the Halls: The Obama Administration's Budget Release

    April 10, 2013, Alice M. Rivlin, Isabel V. Sawhill and Bill Frenzel

  • The President’s Budget: A Good Strategy for Difficult Times

    April 8, 2013, Isabel V. Sawhill

  • A Balanced Budget Should Take a Backseat to Real Reforms

    March 14, 2013, Isabel V. Sawhill

  • Payments to Elders Are Harming Our Future

    March 8, 2013, Harry J. Holzer and Isabel V. Sawhill

  • Let's Have More Immigrants, Not More Babies

    February 20, 2013, Isabel V. Sawhill

  • What Will Rubio Say in Response to the SOTU?

    February 8, 2013, Isabel V. Sawhill

  • Restoring Marriage Will Be Difficult

    December 20, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

  • Forget the Fiscal Cliff; Focus on the Debt Ceiling

    December 4, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

  • Keep the Recovery Going with a Temporary Super Deduction for Charitable Giving

    November 28, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

  • Six Ways President Obama and Congress Can Avoid the "Fiscal Cliff"

    November 16, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

  • Cut Spending or Raise Taxes? Follow the Bipartisan Bowles-Simpson Formula and Do Both

    October 24, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

  • Are Voters Ready to Make the Tough Fiscal Choices?

    September 18, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

  • On December 31, the Fiscal Clock Will Reset to Zero

    June 26, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

  • What if Democrats Hang Tough at Fiscal Cliff?

    June 6, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

  • I would not argue as an economist that the Buffett rule is great tax policy. However, it does speak clearly to the concern that is out there in the public about fairness.

    May 1, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill, Reuters
  • The Buffett Rule: It's about Perceptions of Fairness, Not Policy

    April 17, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

  • The "Buffett Rule" Is a Good Start

    April 12, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

  • Around the Halls: Accessing President Obama's Proposals for Economic Growth and Budget Deficit Reduction

    February 14, 2012, Bill Frenzel, William G. Gale, William A. Galston, Ron Haskins and Isabel V. Sawhill

  • Mapping the Obama Administration’s Priorities

    February 13, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

  • A Perspective on the Budget Deficit and Job Creation

    January 19, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

  • Controlling Medicare Costs: Is Premium Support The Answer?

    December 16, 2011

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  • Will the Super Committee Hit Congress Hard?

    November 22, 2011, Isabel V. Sawhill

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