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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.
Budget Process Reform in the President’s Budget
Welcome to our fourth installment in our FY 2012 budget blog series! In this one, we'll focus on any budget process proposals in the budget. Chapter...
Increases and Decreases to Discretionary Spending in the President's Budget
In continuing our discussion of the President's FY 2012 budget proposal, we take a closer look at the recommendations to adjust discretionary spending...
CNN Money Exclusive: How to Keep Deficits From Burning the Economy
In her latest commentary for CNN Money, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas lays out the many reasons we need a fiscal turnaround plan. She argues that...
MacGuineas: Neither Party Is Being Fiscally Responsible
The New York Times today had another round of expert debate on President Obama's budget. CRFB President Maya MacGuineas was featured. In her piece...
Introduction to the President's Budget – Deficits, Debt, Spending and Revenues
With the much-anticipated release of the FY 2012 President's budget, The Bottom Line will offer detailed analysis of every aspect of the budget in a...
Q&A with CRFB's Marc Goldwein at 12:30pm Today!
With the release of the President's FY 2012 budget proposal earlier today, the Washington Post is hosting an online Q&A session on the issue with CRFB...
The President's FY 2012 Budget Has Arrived!
The day we've all been waiting for is finally here: President Obama has just released his FY 2012 Budget! Click here to read the budget proposal, and...
‘Line’ Items: Valentine’s/Budget Day Edition
Share the Love – Today’s the big day: messages will be sent, some will be showered with love, and others will feel left out. Of course, today is...
Bipartisan Commission Proposed to Eliminate Wasteful Government Programs
Yesterday, a bipartisan group of four Representatives introduced legislation to establish a permanent sunset commission. Representatives Jim Cooper (D...
Fed's Lockhart Calls for "Bipartisan, Credible Long-Term Plan to Stabilize the Deficit"
The President of the Atlanta branch of the Federal Reserve, Dennis Lockhart, made some important statements regarding our fiscal situation. While the...
MarketWatch: February 7-10, 2011
While this week’s government bond auctions ($72 billion worth) were digested more easily than expected, yields for the benchmark 10-year bond and 30...