In the past, when evaluating tax proposals, neither the Congressional Budget Office nor the Joint Committee on Taxation were permitted to factor in the effect of economic growth on tax revenue.

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Because the HAA harnesses the vast pool of money that is today distributed inefficiently through the tax break for employer-provided care, and then couples it with clever cost-control mechanisms, the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation have judged that the HAA will be revenue neutral or even revenue-enhancing within a few years.

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On the other side of the Hill Wednesday, Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag told a House committee that simply giving companies emissions allowances could result in "windfall" profits for firms that rely heavily on fossil fuels.

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And on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned a congressional committee that the sequester budget cuts would hurt the US economy.

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