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Details on the Biden Administration’s $10k Federal Student Loan Forgiveness

Executive Summary On August 24, President Biden announced $10,000 blanket loan forgiveness for borrowers of federal student loans who make less than $125,000 per year and for married borrowers whose combined spousal income is less than $250,000 per year. The prescribed individual and spousal income caps are at least in the 89th percentile of 2021 […]

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Addressing the Climate Challenge

The Biden Administration has promised to “take swift action to address the climate emergency” and set ambitious emissions goals for the U.S. economy. Such action will require Congress to approve sweeping new emissions targets and grants of authority to the executive branch. In the absence of such action, federal agencies will need to push the […]

Center for Health and Economy

The Center for Health and Economy (H&E), a research initiative of the American Action Forum, is focused on providing accessible analysis on the outlook for the United States health care system. With the guidance of nationally recognized economic, budget, and public policy experts, H&E uses microsimulation models and health economics literature to evaluate the effects […]

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Details on the Biden Administration’s $10k Federal Student Loan Forgiveness

Executive Summary On August 24, President Biden announced $10,000 blanket loan forgiveness for borrowers of federal student loans who make less than $125,000 per year and for married borrowers whose combined spousal income is less than $250,000 per year. The prescribed individual and spousal income caps are at least in the 89th percentile of 2021 […]

August 31, 2022

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Raising the Price of Climate Policy

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

The Biden Administration continues its baffling, no-price-is-too-high approach to climate policy. Need solar panels? Make sure that tariffs raise the price.…

August 30, 2022

Insight

FERC Dims the Lights on Competition

Fred Ashton

Executive Summary In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is seeking to restore conditionally the anticompetitive…

August 30, 2022

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Magically Disappearing Medical Debt

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Let’s review the lending basics. Whitney comes to me interested in borrowing the money to purchase a case of Twizzlers. She has a steady job, solid income…

August 29, 2022

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The Impact of Rising Interest Rates — Fox Business

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the potential for recession and the impacts of rising interest rates on Fox Business.

August 29, 2022

Week in Regulation

Dryer Machine Efficiency Standards Lead Moderately Active Week

Dan Goldbeck, Dan Bosch

Coming on the heels of a relative dud the week before, this past week saw a fair amount of activity in the pages of the Federal Register. There were 15…

August 29, 2022

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Tracker: The Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet Assets

Thomas Wade

Introduction This tracker follows the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) total consolidated assets, held on its balance sheet, as the best indicator of the Fed’s…

August 29, 2022

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Get Ready for Liftoff

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

The final mission of the Apollo program, Apollo 17, took place from December 7–19, 1972. Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt (the only professional geologist…

August 26, 2022

Weekly Checkup

Modernizing the Medicare Modernization Act?

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

When the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) was enacted nearly 20 years ago, it created the Part D program – an insurance program that covered the cost…

August 26, 2022

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SCOTUS and the Future of Net Neutrality

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics has a long history with net neutrality(the idea that Internet users should be free to access the content and services of their choosing, and…

August 25, 2022

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Details on the Biden Administration’s $10k Federal Student Loan Forgiveness

Tom Lee

Executive Summary On August 24, President Biden announced $10,000 blanket loan forgiveness for borrowers of federal student loans who make less than…

August 25, 2022

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Finally!

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

After 18 months of teasing progressives and torturing those with common sense, President Biden has announced his student loan forgiveness order. Subject…

August 24, 2022

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Tracker: Crypto and Fintech Developments in the Biden Administration 

Thomas Wade

In recent months, there has been a barrage of cryptocurrency news owing to market turbulence and piecemeal regulatory developments. The cryptocurrency…

August 24, 2022

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Econ Recon

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

There are two main issues dominating the economic discussion: inflation and recession. Economic punditry will get another bite at the inflation apple this…

August 23, 2022

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West Virginia v. EPA and the Future of Net Neutrality

Jeffrey Westling

Executive Summary The Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency strengthened the major questions doctrine, limiting…

August 23, 2022

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China and the Economic Outlook

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Yesterday The Wall Street Journal reported that “Banks in China cut benchmark interest rates on loans to households and businesses, a small attempt to…

August 22, 2022

Week in Regulation

Hearing Aids and Meat Labels

Dan Goldbeck, Dan Bosch

It was a modestly interesting week in the pages of the Federal Register. There were six rulemakings with some measurable economic impact. A couple of the…

August 22, 2022

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Primer: Drone Regulation

Joshua Levine

Executive Summary  Unmanned Aircraft Systems, referred to broadly as “drones,” are entering our airspace at rapid rates as companies look to…

August 22, 2022

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The Insanity Initiative

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

It’s never a dull moment with the Biden Department of Education. This past Wednesday it laid out the details of its Fresh Start program (first announced…

August 19, 2022

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The Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact on Inflation — MSNBC

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the Inflation Reduction Act’s potential impact on inflation on MSNBC.

August 19, 2022

Weekly Checkup

CDC Gets an Overhaul

Jackson Hammond

Apparently, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has been listening to experts at the American Action Forum (and about a million others)…

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