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.
Comparing the Ryan Plan to...the Ryan Plan
There has been much discussion over the "Ryan Plan" since the House Budget Chairman was selected by Governor Romney to be his running-mate. However...
For Its 77th Birthday, Let’s Give Social Security Another 77 years
Seventy seven years ago today, the Social Security Act was signed into law. Over the life of the program, it has provided generations of Americans...
Washington Post Editorial: The dangerous myths at the heart of political parties’ fiscal policies
Today, the Washington Post editorial board offers an insightful commentary on the current fiscal debate playing out between both political parties, as...
With Announcement of Debate Moderators Comes a Renewed Call to Debate the Debt!
Today, the non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced the moderators for the 2012 presidential and vice presidential debates. Over the...
Former Senator Gregg and Caterpillar CEO Oberhelman Call on Washington to Fix the Debt
On Friday, we heard from two allies in the fight to put our nation’s fiscal house in order and fix the debt. In a C-SPAN interview, former Senator and...
Romney Names Paul Ryan as His Running Mate
Governor Romney, on Saturday, announced that he was selecting House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his running mate. Chairman Ryan has...
CRFB's Marc Goldwein Discusses the Federal Budget
Earlier today, the New America Foundation held the event " Red Ink: Inside the High-Stakes Politics of the Federal Budget", focusing on Wall Street...
Sign the Fix the Debt Petition!
The Campaign to Fix the Debt has launched a new and comprehensive petition demanding that Congressional leaders and the president work together to...
Tax Exemption Fails to Make the Medal Stand
Not surprisingly, the policy world has been less than kind to a proposal to exempt Olympic winnings from taxation. After the proposal gained the...
Through Ten Months, the Deficit is $975 Billion
CBO's Monthly Budget Review for July lays out how the first ten months of this fiscal year compared to last year. The FY 2012 deficit so far totals...
Insights About Legislating from Rep. Chaka Fattah
Yesterday, Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) sent a letter to his House colleagues urging them to adopt Simpson-Bowles as a way to stave off the fiscal cliff.
The Facts of the Federal Budget
On Friday, join CRFB senior policy director Marc Goldwein as he discusses Wall Street Journal writer David Wessel's newest book Red Ink: Inside the...