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A 2014 Health-Care Strategy: Freedom

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ObamaCare repeal is out until 2017, but here’s an agenda to unite the GOP and offer Americans relief. By Phil Gramm Contradictory rulings this week by the D.C. and Fourth Circuit Courts of Appeals mean that ObamaCare will probably return to the Supreme Court. The crucial issue is whether the government can...
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Gramm and Wallison: Worse Than Fannie and Freddie

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A bipartisan Senate housing reform would double down on the mistakes that led to the financial crisis By Phil Gramm and Peter Wallison In this era of partisan gridlock, any legislative proposal with significant bipartisan sponsorship should be praised and supported if it simply does not produce a policy worse...
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Gramm and Solon: Suddenly, an Opening for Tax Reform

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Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden now recognizes that a pro-growth tax reform can raise revenues. By Phil Gramm and Mike Solon A glimmer of hope for the economy and deficit reduction flashed from the Senate this past weekend when the new Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Ron Wyden, announced “a breakthrough”...
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Phil Gramm and Thomas R. Saving-Janet Yellen’s Greatest Challenge

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Every month that the Fed’s quantitative easing goes on, the exit strategy becomes more difficult and dangerous. By PHIL GRAMM and THOMAS R. SAVING With the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday approving Janet Yellen’s nomination to lead the Federal Reserve, her confirmation is virtually assured. Less certain is what Ms. Yellen ultimately intends to...
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Gramm and Solon: Can Government Benefits Turn an Election?

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This election will test the relative power of private-sector aspirations versus public-sector dependence. By Phil Gramm and Mike Solon as appeared in Wall Street Journal on October 18, 2012 Since World War II, the five incumbent presidents who were re-elected enjoyed an economy where the unemployment rate averaged 5.4% in...
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Gramm and Taylor: The Hidden Costs of Monetary Easing

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By Phil Gramm and John Taylor as appeared in Wall Street Journal on September 12, 2012 Since mid-September of 2008, the Federal Reserve balance sheet has grown to $2,814 billion from $924 billion as it purchased massive amounts of U.S. Treasurys and mortgage backed securities. To finance those purchases the...
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Phil Gramm on Banking, Regulation, U.S. Election

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Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) — Former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm, a Texas Republican who helped write the 1999 law that enabled the creation of financial institutions such as Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp., talks about the outlook for the 2012 presidential election and the banking industry. He speaks with...
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