Michael Bindner
- Location
- Alexandria, Virginia, USA
- Birthday
- November 25
- Bio
- Author of Musings from the Christian Left, Director of the Iowa Center for Fiscal Equity
MY RECENT POSTS
- State TANF Spending and Its
Impact on Work Requirements
May 22, 2012 05:06PM - The Social Security
Administration: Is it Meeting
its...
May 22, 2012 08:53AM - Killing Traditional Marriage
May 17, 2012 04:52PM - Tax Reform: What It Could Mean
for Tribes and Territories
May 15, 2012 01:50PM - Medicare Physician Payments
May 10, 2012 11:46AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Not so sure. He needs to
fire up the young and this
will help
him do it.”
May 19, 2012 12:36PM - “No one in Obama's base
will ever vote for Romeny over
this.
The worst they
will…”
May 18, 2012 01:19AM - “There is no such
problem, because the
regulation of plans
will still
be mostly at…”
May 04, 2012 01:46AM - “Undercompensation by
both private insurance,
Medicare and
Medicaid are all
part o…”
May 01, 2012 02:00AM - “My understanding is that
it also had a role in
examining the
efficacy of
procedur…”
March 06, 2012 06:15PM
Michael Bindner's Links
State TANF Spending and Its Impact on Work Requirements
Comments for the Record
United States House of Representatives
Committee on Ways and Means
Subcommittee on Human Resources
Hearing on State TANF Spending and Its Impact on Work Requirements
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 2:00 PM
By Michael G. Bindner
Center for Fiscal Equity
The Social Security Administration: Is it Meeting its...
Comments for the Record
United States Senate Committee on Finance
The Social Security Administration: Is it Meeting its Responsibilities to Save Taxpayer Dollars and Serve the Public?
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 10:00 AM
215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
By Michael Bindner
Center for Fiscal Equity
Killing Traditional Marriage
Last week, North Carolina affirmed traditional marriage and President Obama announced support for marriage equality, without actually promising to do anything in the federal courts to gaurantee these rights. As anyone with a computer and cable TV knows, the issue of marriage equality and tradit… Read full post »
Tax Reform: What It Could Mean for Tribes and Territories
Comments for the Record
Senate Finance Committee
Tax Reform: What It Could Mean for Tribes and Territories
Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 10:00 AM
By Michael G. Bindner
Center for Fiscal Equity
Chairman Baucus and Ranking Member Hatch, thank you for the opportunity to submit these co… Read full post »
Medicare Physician Payments
Cha/… Read full post »
Hearing on the Impact of Limitations on the Use of ...
Comments for the Record
House Committee on Ways and Means
Subcommittee on Oversight
Hearing on the Impact of Limitations on the Use of Tax-Advantaged
Accounts for the Purchase of Over-the-Counter
Medication
April 25, 2012, 2:30 PM
by Michael G. Bindner
The Center for Fiscal Equity
Chairman Boustany and Ra/… Read full post »
Hearing on Moving from Unemployment Checks to Paychecks...
Comments for the Record
House Ways and Means Committee
Subcommittee on Oversight
Hearing on Moving from Unemployment Checks to Paychecks: Implementing Recent Reforms
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 10:00 AM
By Michael G. Bindner
Center for Fiscal Equity
Chairman Davis and Ranking Member… Read full post »
Hearing on the Use of Technology to Better Target Benefits..
Comments for the Record
House Ways and Means Committee
Subcommittee on Human ResourcesHearing on the Use of Technology to Better Target Benefits
and Eliminate Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Thursday, April 19, 2012, 10:00 AM
By Michael G. Bindner
Center for Fiscal Equity
Chairman Davis and R… Read full post »
Hearing on Certain Expiring Tax Provisions
Comments for the Record
House Committee on Ways and Means
Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
Hearing on Certain Expiring Tax Provisions
Thursday, April 26, 2012 10:00 AM
By Michael G. Bindner
Center for Fiscal Equity
Chairman Tiberi and Ranking Member Neal, thank you for the opportunity t… Read full post »
Hearing on Medicare Premium Support Proposals
Comments for the Record
House Committee on Ways and Means
Subcommittee on Health
Hearing on Medicare Premium Support Proposals
Friday, April 27, 2012, 9:00 AM
by Michael G. Bindner
The Center for Fiscal Equity
Chairman Herger and Ranking Member Stark, thank you for the opportunity to sub… Read full post »
Hearing on the Individual and Employer Mandates
Chairman Herger and Ranking Member Stark, tha/…
My Obamacare Story
Obamacare impacted our family insurance right away, as my wife worked for a small business. We had been paying the premiums of a high deductible policy while her employer was paying the health savings account contribution. When reform was enacted, we switched so that she could get the tax… Read full post »
Reinterpreting Revelation
The New York Times Book Review section is review Elaine Pagels
new book on the Book of Revelation, Revelations: Visions,
Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of
Revelation .
You can read the review here.
Pagels examines the imagery of the book and ties it into the
controversy in
Treatment of Closely-Held Businesses in Tax Reform
Independent Payments Advisory Board
Chairman Herger and Ranking Member Stark, thank you for the opportunity to submit these comments for th… Read full post »
Tax Reform Options: Capital Investment and Manufacturing
Chairman Baucus and Ranking Member Hatch, thank you for the oppor/…
The President's Trade Agenda
U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
with U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk
Tax Reform to Encourage Growth, Reduce the Deficit....
Chairman Conrad and Ranking Member Sessions, thank you for the opportunity to submit these c/…
The Department of Defense and the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget
Comments for the Record
United States House of Representatives/Senate
Committee on the Budget
The Department of Defense and the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 2:00 PM/Wednesday, February 29, 2012
215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
By Michael Bindner
Cent… Read full post »
The Interaction of Tax & Financial Accounting on Tax Reform
Chairman Camp and Ranking Member Levin, thank you for the opportunity to submit/…
Assessing Inequality, Mobility, and Opportunity
Chairman Baucus and Ranking Member Hatch, thank you for the oppor… Read full post »
FY 2013 Budget Proposals
Breaking News - Prop 8 decision to be announced at 1pm EST
Turn on your TVs!
The State of the US Economy
Chairman Ryan and Ranking Member Van Hollen, thank you for
The CBO Budget and Economic Outlook
Comments for the Record
U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on the Budget
The CBO Budget and Economic Outlook
210 Cannon House Office Building
February 1, 2012, 10:00 AM
By Michael G. Bindner
Center for Fiscal Equity
Chairman Ryan and Ranking Member Van Hollen, thank you for the opportunity to su… Read full post »
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