Demian Brady

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Demian Brady
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Trump's Pardon of Corrupt Congressmen Will Likely Restore Their Federal Pension
By Demian Brady
President Trump had pledged to drain the swamp, but late term pardons may have thrown a lifeline to five certified ...
February 03, 2021
Trump Tax Cuts Eased Complexity and Compliance Burden on American Taxpayers
By Demian Brady
Thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the big tax reform package passed in late 2017, 90 percent ...
April 16, 2019
Farm Bill Slapdash Process Led to Terrible Outcomes...Again
By Demian Brady
Taxpayers’ heads were left spinning after the rushed passage of the farm bill. The whirlwind process left little time for ...
January 07, 2019
Post-Presidency Perks Are Ripe for Reform
By Demian Brady
Former presidents are among the wealthiest people in the country. The “poorest” of them, Jimmy Carter, is worth $8 million, ...
October 13, 2018
Medicare for All: Buyer Beware
By Demian Brady
Everybody wants to see health care costs lowered, but about the worst way to achieve that would be to pass ...
September 30, 2018
'Ready Return' Not Ready For Prime Time
By Demian Brady
Despite simplification measures passed in last year’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the American tax code remains bloated. Decades of ...
August 20, 2018
A ‘Non-Fiction’ Budget Estimate Shows $3 Trillion in Higher Deficits
By Demian Brady
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), charged with producing official legislative scores that guide Congress, publishes a yearly budget and economic ...
June 19, 2018
Tax Day Has Passed and Americans Can Look Forward to Less Painful Filings
By Demian Brady
Thanks to passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), Tax Day 2018 marks the last time Americans will ...
April 27, 2018
The Budget Trump Signed Is Even Worse Than Advertised
By Demian Brady
In the latest episode of governance-by-crisis, in which the government faced a shutdown if a budget was not passed, the ...
March 30, 2018
Now it’s Time to Address the Real Problem: Spending
By Demian Brady
Editor's note: This piece was co-authored by Brandon Arnold. Congress and the President may have reached a deal on averting ...
January 10, 2013
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