Obama Budget Calls for New Spending to Lower Unemployment, Help Middle Class | Washington Post

Maya MacGuineas

February 2, 2010 |

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Maya MacGuineas, president of the bipartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, echoed that view, saying that any serious proposal to restrain deficits would require politically painful proposals, such as increasing the retirement age and limiting Social Security benefits for high earners. ...

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