Bowles-Simpson Plan

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf deficit reduction plan
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform plan
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:documentType gptkb:public_policy
gptkbp:goal reduce federal deficit
stabilize national debt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bowles-Simpson Plan
gptkbp:influenced subsequent budget debates
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Alan_Simpson
gptkb:Erskine_Bowles
gptkbp:opposedBy members of both parties
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:National_Commission_on_Fiscal_Responsibility_and_Reform
2010
gptkbp:recommendation reform Medicaid
reform Medicare
reform Social Security
reform tax code
raise retirement age
broaden tax base
change cost-of-living adjustments
cut discretionary spending
eliminate certain tax deductions
impose spending caps
increase gas tax
limit defense spending
limit non-defense discretionary spending
lower tax rates
reduce tax expenditures
gptkbp:status not enacted
gptkbp:supports some members of both parties
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Simpson-Bowles_Plan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7