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.
From Sound Bites to Solutions
Getting to real solutions to the fiscal challenges facing the country requires asking the right questions. Today CRFB offered “ Ten Questions to Ask...
More on COLAs (and the CPI-E)
Following Friday's announcement by the Social Security Trustees that there would be no automatic increase for Social Security benefits in 2011 and the...
Lessons from Monetary Policy for Fiscal Policy
On Friday, Fed Chairman Bernanke provided a lesson that fiscal policymakers should take to heart: Expectations matter. In a much anticipated speech at...
Bank Failures Reach 300 Mark
On Stimulus.org, we have been tracking the number of bank failures by FDIC-insured institutions since the beginning of 2008. As we have mentioned...
‘Line’ Items: BCS Edition
Loads of BCS – The first edition of this season’s rankings from the much-maligned BCS is now out. The system uses computer algorithms and polls to...
CNN Money Exclusive: How to Avoid a Debt Doomsday
CRFB president Maya MacGuineas has another commentary on CNN.com, talking about potential ways a fiscal crisis could go down. You can check it out...
The FY 2010 Deficit
Treasury and OMB released the final deficit number for FY 2010 on Friday: $1.294 trillion. While $120 billion lower than last year's deficit, it still...
Lawmakers Offer "CORA" - the "Cost of Reelection Adjustment"
Today, the Social Security Trustees announced that for the second year in a row, there will be no additional cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) for...
MARKETWATCH: October 11 - 15
Change is in the air, but plenty of uncertainty remains. As of mid-morning, the dust is still settling in U.S. and global markets as they take stock...
Decision Time
The new fiscal year has begun without a budget blueprint or any spending guidance enacted; the fiscal year 2010 deficit has been pegged at around $1.3...
Let's Get Specific: Tax Expenditures
Continuing with our Let’s Get Specific series, which lays out specific plans and policies to help reduce our national debt, today we have released our...
Another Price Index, Brought to You by Google
For most, the world of inflation statistics can be mind-numbing. Economists have developed a variety of indices. And there are three different ones...