Blog
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.
CRFB Applauds Senators for Supporting Deficit Commission Plan
Update: Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) has also decided to support the Fiscal Commission's plan, helping to give the recommendations a bipartisan...
Fiscal Commission Joins the Announcement Effect Club!
In today's release of the Fiscal Commission's final recommendations, the report undoubtedly, unequivocally, indubitably joined the Announcement Effect...
The Fiscal Commission's Plan
The co-chairs of the President's fiscal commission today released the deficit reduction plan that members will be asked to vote on Friday. Alan...
Fed Vice Chair Yellen on Fiscal Responsibility
As they read over the draft Fiscal Commission plan released today, many politicians will wonder why in the world should they agree on a plan – any...
Fiscal Commission Meeting Coming Up
The President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform will meet this morning to discuss the deficit reduction proposal they will...
Fiscal Commission to Release Final Report by Tomorrow Morning
The December 1st deadline for the President’s Fiscal Commission has nearly arrived. With a Co-Chairs draft proposal already in circulation (see our...
Great Minds Think About Budget Process
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) released a report today proposing 15 ways that the federal budget process could be improved to give a clearer picture of the...
CRFB Urges Fiscal Commission to Agree on a Plan
As the Fiscal Commission discusses its final proposal for deficit reduction, CRFB issued a press release today urging the Commission’s members to come...
CBO Unveils New TARP Estimate
CBO has issued new numbers for the total costs of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). CBO now estimates that TARP will cost $25 billion over the...
'Our Fiscal Security' Gets Specific
You might have missed it last week if you were preparing to chow down on some turkey, but Our Fiscal Security (OFS)--a joint project of the Economic...
One More in the Announcement Effect Club and A So-Close Member
Pete Davis over at Capital Gains and Games joined the Announcement Effect Club over the weekend and FDIC head Sheila Bair came very close. In a blog...
President Obama Freezes Federal Worker Pay for Two Years
President Obama announced today that he is freezing federal pay for the next two years. This action will save $60 billion over the next ten years, and...