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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.
Congress Must Abide by PAYGO for Upcoming Legislation
Congress returns from its July 4th recess this week, and it will have plenty of work to do. Most pressing is the looming insolvency of the Highway...
CTJ's Options for Raising Revenue
Citizens for Tax Justice released a new report detailing options to raise revenue, which could help lawmakers in their pursuit of tax reform to lower...
Pension Insurer Expects to Be Out of Funds By 2022
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) put out an annual report this week of its financial status insuring private pensions around the...
One Month Left Before Highway Spending Disruptions
Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx started the Highway Trust Fund clock yesterday, informing state transportation directors that...
Peterson Report Calls for Fiscal Balancing Act
In the context of a middling U.S. economic recovery, several commentators have argued that we should ignore deficit reduction in order to pursue...
TPC Examines Options to Change Retirement Savings Incentives
The Tax Policy Center and Urban Institute have issued a new report entitled "Flattening Tax Incentives for Retirement Saving." Authors Barbara Butrica...
Buying Time for a Highway Solution with General Funds
Our recent paper Trust or Bust: Fixing the Highway Trust Fund called on lawmakers to identify a long-term fix to the funding gap in the Highway Trust...
Administration Releases FY 2015 War Spending Request
The Obama Administration yesterday released the details of its request for war spending (Overseas Contingency Operations, or OCO), with a grand total...
Why Lawmakers Should Fix the Budgetary Treatment of the Highway Trust Fund
Continuing our series of transportation-focused blogs, this blog discusses the budgetary treatment of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). While most of the...
Restoring Highway Solvency with New Revenue Sources
As we approach the twin deadlines to reauthorize surface transportation spending and shore up the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), policymakers should note...
Can You Do Better Than DC Lawmakers?
Over the past few years, lawmakers have engaged in a series of budget showdowns trying to avoid fiscal speed bumps and reduce deficits. However, debt...
Senate Finance Committee Discussing Highway Patch
The Senate Finance Committee is beginning a markup of a short-term patch to the Highway Trust Fund, providing funding through the end of the year...