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The 2004 Campaign: Assessing the Merits and Costs of the Candidates’ Domestic Agendas
Both President Bush and Senator Kerry have promised to halve the federal deficit by 2009. Both campaigns also have proposed major new initiatives that could increase the deficit because they would require cutting taxes or raising spending.
Panelists at this briefing will analyze the major spending and tax plans of both presidential candidates, paying special attention to health care, education, and taxes. Experts will assess the merits of the proposals, their costs, and their likely effects on the budget. Following their remarks, representatives of the Bush and Kerry campaigns will comment.
Agenda
Introduction
Moderator
ALBERT R. HUNT
Executive Washington Editor, Wall Street Journal,
REACTIONS FROM THE CAMPAIGNS
James Capretta
Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute - Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center
Jason Furman
Former Brookings Expert
Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy - Harvard University
Senior Fellow - Peterson Institute for International Economics
Ron Haskins
Senior Fellow Emeritus - Economic Studies
Thomas E. Mann
Senior Fellow - Governance Studies
THE CAMPAIGN AGENDAS
Bruce Bartlett
Author, The Benefit and the Burden (Simon & Schuster, 2012)
Jack Meyer
President, Economic and Social Research Institute
Kenneth Thorpe
Professor and Chair, Health Policy and Management, Emory University
Leonard Burman
Director - Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
Tom Loveless
Former Brookings Expert
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