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.
Weekend Editorial Roundup
Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The Denver Post said that although they opposed a large stimulus...
CBO Releases Report on Social Security Reform Options
Last Friday, CBO released a report on 30 options for changing the Social Security system, analyzing both the savings and distributional effects of the...
‘Line’ Items: Post-Fourth Edition
After the Fireworks – The Independence Day celebrations have concluded. The fireworks have fizzled and most of us are back to work. Capitol Hill is...
Singing for Their Supplemental
Late last night the House passed a supplemental appropriations bill ostensibly to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, lawmakers...
MARKETWATCH June 28- July 2
Initial market reactions to the June employment report confirms trends over the week. While safe haven effects have continued to underpin investor...
The House's Budget Enforcement Resolution
As expected, the House came out today with its " budget enforcement resolution." What's the difference between a budget enforcement resolution and a...
CRFB Releases Analysis of CBO's Long Term Outlook
CRFB just released its analysis of the long term outlook. The analysis noted that while the debt picture has improved somewhat under CBO's extended...
Erskine Bowles Joins the Announcement Effect Club
Erskine Bowles, co-chairman of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, joined the Announcement Effect Club yesterday during the...
CRFB President Testifies Before President's Fiscal Commission
This afternoon, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas testified before the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, offering several...
Spending and Revenues in the Long Term Outlook
After much anticipation, the CBO has released its Long Term Budget Outlook, which gives the first glimpse at the long-term effects of the recently...
Fiscal Commission Holds Public Forum
This morning, CBO Director Doug Elmendorf released CBO's long-term outlook at the third public meeting of The National Commission on Fiscal...
CBO Releases Sobering New Long Term Outlook
CBO’s Long Term Budget Outlook, released today (see our press release here), paints a more alarming picture of the U.S. debt path than had been...