Paul Weinstein (economist)

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Paul Weinstein Jr. speaking at 2012 Johns Hopkins Commencement

Paul J. Weinstein Jr. founded and directs the Graduate Program in Public Management at Johns Hopkins University and has also taught at Columbia University and Georgetown University. From 2001 to 2009 he was Chief Operating Officer and currently serves as a Senior Fellow and Board Member at the Progressive Policy Institute, a centrist think tank based in Washington, D.C. that was affiliated with the Democratic Leadership Council. Weinstein, who worked for eight years in the Clinton White House, first as Special Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff of the Domestic Policy Council, and later as Senior Adviser for Policy Planning to Vice President Al Gore, is the author of the textbook The Art of Policymaking which is in its second publication. [1] He has written extensively on issues such as economic policy, government spending, Social Security and taxes. [2]

In April 2005, PPI published his proposed policy blueprint Family-Friendly Tax Reform, in which he proposed replacing 68 tax credits and loopholes in the U.S. tax code with the following four tax breaks aimed at low- and middle-income families: [3]

Weinstein testified on tax reform before President Bush's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform later that year. [4] In May 2010, Weinstein joined President Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (Simpson-Bowles) as Senior Advisor. [5]

Weinstein is a proponent of moving to 3 year bachelor's degrees to save students and their families money. [6] The idea has received support from those who want to reduce the cost of college but opposed by those who believe a 3-year degree would diminish the college experience. [7]

Weinstein writes on higher education policy, transportation, and financial markets for Forbes. [8]

A number of Weinstein's emails as Special Assistant to the President were released during the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. [9]

He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University and his Master's from Columbia University. He is the brother-in-law of musician Billy Straus and the cousin of artist Mary Frank.

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  1. Edwin D. Etherington, Former President of Wesleyan University and Trustee of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
  2. Bayard Ewing, Tillinghast, Collins and Graham and Vice Chairman of United Way of America.
  3. Frances Tarlton Farenthold, Past Chairperson of National Women's Political Caucus.
  4. Max M. Fisher, Chairman of United Brands Company and Honorary Chairman of United Foundations.
  5. Reverend Raymond J. Gallagher, Bishop of Lafayette-in-Indiana.
  6. Earl G. Graves, Publisher of Black Enterprise and Commissioner of Boy Scouts of America.
  7. Paul R. Haas, President and Chairman of Corpus Christi Oil and Gas Company and Trustee of Paul and Mary Haas Foundation.
  8. Walter A. Haas Jr., Chairman of Levi Strauss and Company and Trustee of the Ford Foundation.
  9. Philip M. Klutznick, Klutznick Investments and Chairman of Research and Policy Committee and Trustee of Committee for Economic Development.
  10. Ralph Lazarus, Chairman of Federated Department Stores, Inc. and Former National Chairman of United Way of America.
  11. Herbert E. Longenecker, President Emeritus of Tulane University and Director of United Student Aid Funds.
  12. Elizabeth J. McCormack, Special Assistant to the President of Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc.
  13. Walter J. McNerney, President of Blue Cross Association.
  14. William H. Morton, Trustee of Dartmouth College.
  15. John M. Musser, President and Director of General Service Foundation.
  16. Jon O. Newman, Judge, U.S. District Court and Chairman of Hartford Institute of Criminal and Social Justice.
  17. Graciela Olivarez, State Planning Officer and Director of Council on Foundations, Inc.
  18. Alan Pifer, President of Carnegie Corporation of New York.
  19. George Romney, Chairman of the National Center for Voluntary Action.
  20. William Matson Roth, Regent of University of California and Chairman of San Francisco Museum of Art.
  21. Althea T. L. Simmons, Director for Education Programs of the NAACP Special Contribution Fund.
  22. Reverend Leon H. Sullivan, Pastor of Zion Baptist Church, Philadelphia.
  23. David B. Truman, President of Mount Holyoke College.

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References

  1. ↑ IV, George E. Shambaugh; Weinstein, Paul J. Jr. (19 January 2016). The Art of Policymaking: Tools, Techniques and Processes in the Modern Executive Branch. CQ Press. ISBN   978-1483385518.
  2. ↑ "Paul Weinstein | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  3. ↑ "A Call for Family Friendly Tax Reform - Democratic Underground".
  4. ↑ "President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform - Meeting February 16, 2005 - 10 AM". govinfo.library.unt.edu.
  5. ↑ "Paul Weinstein - Author - RealClearPolitics". www.realclearpolitics.com.
  6. ↑ "Give Our Kids a Break: How Three-Year Degrees Can Cut the Cost of College - Progressive Policy Institute". progressivepolicy.org. 17 September 2014.
  7. ↑ https://hereandnow.wbur.org/2015/06/16/three-year-colleges Archived 2015-06-22 at the Wayback Machine & http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-tuition-column-20141210-story.html & http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/education/campus-chronicles/article/Could-student-debt-crisis-cure-be-a-three-year-5778041.php
  8. ↑ "Paul Weinstein". Forbes .
  9. ↑ Amy Goldstein, "Kagan's Newly Released Emails Reveal Confident Voice in White House," Washington Post, June 19, 2010 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/18/AR2010061805618.html
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