Erskine Bowles

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  President Romney’s Cabinet: Who Would He Choose?

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 25, 2012

  If Gov. Romney wins the election, his Cabinet will take a very different direction on economic policy than Obama’s. Here are some of the choices to head those key posts.

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  How the Election Will Shape Regulatory Policies for Advisors

  By David Tittsworth, IAA  |  September 20, 2012

  The president appoints the people who will make the most important decisions on regulatory policy that affect your profession. First up on our list of potential changes: Treasury.

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  Why Washington Remains Graveyard of Bipartisan Dreams: News Analysis

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  March 30, 2012

  Despite the pious talk of deficit-cutting centrists about the need to stop kicking the can down the road, a grand compromise will likely elude us until a leader emerges, Democrat or Republican, who can win over a large majority of the public to his vision of our society.

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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.

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  Social Security Reform Proposal From 2010 Gets Second Look

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  December 7, 2011

  Following the supercommittee’s failure to make recommendations on how to reduce the deficit, the Urban Institute released on Monday a paper analyzing the potential effects of the Commission’s recommendations should they be enacted.

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  Bowles, Simpson Warning: Deficit Committee Must Cut More Than $1.2 Trillion

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2011

  The two co-chairmen of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform warned lawmakers on Tuesday that any deal to reduce the federal budget deficit by no more than $1.2 trillion would “merely delay” the nation’s fiscal problems.

• TD Ameritrade Conference: Simpson, Bowles Offer Straight Talk on Debt Reduction

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 7, 2011

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  Five Crucial Tax Issues for Wealthy in Deficit Reduction Plan

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  November 12, 2010

  How the commission's plan for taxes impacts high-net-worth investors.

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  Deficit Commission's Proposals Blasted by Retirement Plan Officials

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 11, 2010

  Retirement planning officials sharply objected to the deficit reduction draft report that was released Wednesday by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.