Alan Simpson

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  Simpson, Bowles Reduce New Deficit Plan to Prod Congress

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 19, 2013

  Like Jackie Gleason’s Buford T. Justice in 1977’s Smokey and the Bandit, Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles are not giving up.

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  Obama Blasts ‘Meat Cleaver’ Cuts as Simpson, Bowles Release New Plan

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 19, 2013

  With little time left until the $85 billion in sequestration cuts take effect, President Barack Obama urged lawmakers Tuesday to avert the “brutal” cuts.

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  Fiscal Cliff Deal: ‘A Missed Opportunity’

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 21, 2013

  While the fiscal cliff deal that was approved by the House and Senate on Jan. 1 was good news in that it sent the markets soaring and includes some changes that make financial planning easier, critics of the deal say that it fails to remedy the fiscal challenges that lie...

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  House Passes Fiscal Cliff Bill, Averting Plunge—for Now

  By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press  |  January 2, 2013

  House passes Senate bill, 257-167, shortly before midnight, sending legislation to President Barack Obama to sign.

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  Erskine Bowles: 40% Chance of Cliff Deal

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 10, 2012

  Like the lottery, maybe he’s just playing the ages of his kids.

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  Norquist Slams Simpson in Escalating War of Words Over Taxes

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  November 21, 2012

  A bit of controversy has arisen from last week's Schwab Impact 2012 conference, based on former Senator Alan Simpson's comments on conservative "no-tax pledge" guru Grover Norquist.

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  Why Not Just Fall Off the Fiscal Cliff?

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 20, 2012

  Contrarians and some politicos on both the left and the right have started to ask the forbidden question: Why not just fall off the fiscal cliff?

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  Simpson, Bowles: To Fix Fiscal House, ‘We Need Patriots, Not Panderers’

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  November 16, 2012

  Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles’ blunt, tough message on fixing the fiscal mess gets a warm reception among Schwab Impact attendees.

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  Clark at Schwab Impact: RIAs’ Competitors ‘Want What You Have’

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  November 14, 2012

  On day one of Schwab Impact, the head of Schwab’s RIA custody unit ticks off new initiatives on succession planning, Washington advocacy, referrals.

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  Rivlin: Time Is Running Out to Repair Economy

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  January 3, 2012

  This presidential race is sure to draw sharp divisions on budgetary questions in 2012, but prominent policymakers are hoping a flickering of bipartisanship may keep alight the flame of cross-party cooperation long enough to stave off national financial ruin.