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Welcome to our blog – The Bottom Line, where you’ll find up-to-date commentary and analysis on the most important news in the fiscal world. Below is a list of our blog posts.
Steny Hoyer Says "Go Big"
On Monday, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) gave a speech calling for Congress to "Go Big" on deficit reduction. Hoyer opened by making the...
‘Line’ Items: Big Events Edition
(Go) Big Events – The Academy Awards and the NBA All-Star Game competed for attention Sunday night. Both events are more about showmanship than...
Not Out of the Woods Yet: State Fiscal Issues in FY 2013
Last year, our Spotlight on the States series highlighted many contentious battles to eliminate budget shortfalls in state capitals across the country...
The Chained CPI and the Advantages of Going Big
CBPP released a paper last week re-affirming their support for switching to the chained CPI for calculation inflation adjustments for benefit programs...
What Do the Candidates' Plans Look Like in 2017?
The U.S. Budget Watch report " Primary Numbers: The GOP Candidates and the National Debt" has generated a lot of buzz since its release last Thursday...
Rudolph Penner: Can Tax Reform Save the U.S. Economy?
Were it not for the growth in spending on Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, the United States wouldn't have much of a budget problem. The two...
President Obama's Corporate Tax Reform Plan
True to this year's State of the Union address, the Obama Administration released a proposal Wednesday that seeks to lower the corporate tax rate from...
Fiscal Policy Enters Campaign Debate
Several developments this week give us hope that this election season will offer some much-needed focus on fiscal policy. Although exit/entrance polls...
U.S. Budget Watch Releases Paper and Event on GOP Candidates and the Debt
This morning, CRFB’s U.S. Budget Watch project will unveil Primary Colors: The GOP Candidates and the National Debt, a study of the policy proposals...
What Would the GOP Candidates do to the DEBT? Find out Thursday at CRFB
President Obama’s campaign made a splash this morning with their claims that Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney would dramatically increase the national...
CRFB Kicks Off National Debt Tour Today at Harvard
Update: Watch the live stream below. Today in Boston, CRFB kicks off a national tour of policymakers, fiscal experts, and business leaders as part of...
Line Items: Presidential Edition
Happy Presidents Day – As we honor those who have led this country, the race to become the next in that line is becoming more heated. And federal...