Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Report: Understanding CBO's Analysis of the Senate Immigration Bill
Correction: This paper originally stated that S. 744 targeted a 90% "apprehension" rate for border security. It actually targets a 90% effectiveness...
Op-Ed: Hey, Where Did Our Economy-Threatening Fiscal Crisis Run Off To?
Brookings | June 12, 2013 Federal policy makers always seem to be looking for reasons to dodge the difficult choices necessary to avoid the fiscal...
Op-Ed: Austerity, Stimulus, and Hidden Agendas
The Government We Deserve | June 11, 2013 Nothing better exemplifies our gridlock over the future of 21st century government, as well as how to...
Op-Ed: Fixing the Federal Debt Demands a Comprehensive Approach
Arizona Capitol Times | June 10, 2013 Our federal budget is on a destructive and dangerous path. It is vital for our leaders to find a solution to our...
Op-Ed: Reforming Social Security is Easy — But It Won't Be for Long
The Hill | June 4, 2014 The latest Social Security Trustees report, released last week, shows a program in peril. Within three years, the Social...
Report: Analysis of the 2013 Social Security Trustees' Report
The event "Challenges Facing Social Security," which featured CRFB's " The Reformer" tool, was held on June 4. Read a recap of the event here.
Report: What We Expect From the Upcoming Fiscal Discussions
Note: The FY 2013 post-sequester numbers in Figure 1 have been corrected from the original version of this paper.
Op-Ed: Sequester Signals Need for Real Deficit Reduction
Politico | May 13, 2013 It seems the debt deniers are back. If recent news reports are any indication, there is a growing sentiment that after...
Op-Ed: A Bipartisan Case for Chained CPI
The Hill | May 9, 2013 Over the last few days, politically driven critics have called on the president to abandon his support for changing the way the...