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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.
Again on the Facts of the Chained CPI
It's amazing how sequences in Washington can repeat themselves. Back in June, when switching to the chained CPI was talked about as an option in the...
Revisiting the Feldstein-Feenberg-MacGuineas Cap
Both parties are studying cuts in tax expenditures (TEs) as a means to reduce the federal deficit. Super Committee Republicans have offered a proposal...
Democrats and Republicans Making Efforts Toward a Deal
This week has seen the emergence of another set of broad outlines from the Democrats and Republicans on the Super Committee, in a process that is...
CRFB's Go Big Resource Page for Citizens
How does an average American get more involved in the Go Big effort? Today, CRFB posted a Citizens' Resource Page to answer just that. As you can...
Congressman Chaffetz Releases Social Security Plan
Congressman Chaffetz (R-UT) has just proposed a Social Security reform plan to restore solvency to the program. The plan relies on reforms to the...
Finding $600 Billion in Health Savings, Continued...
We hope all of our beloved and faithful readers have been following the conversation developing between us and some other experts, notably at Center...
My View: David Stockman and Andy Stern
Today, CRFB board member and former budget director for Ronald Reagan, David Stockman, along with the former head of SEIU, Andy Stern, wrote an op-ed...
While We Wait, White House Trims Some Waste
With the Super Committee deadline still two weeks away, President Obama seems to be unable to wait to get some savings on the board. Today, he signed...
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Calls for Big Fiscal Reforms
Today at an event hosted by the Center for American Progress and the American Action Forum, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on the...
Removing or Weakening the Sequester Would Be Irresponsible
If the Super Committee fails, an automatic cut of $1.2 trillion over ten years (or whatever the difference is between the agreed upon cuts and $1.2...
Yes, Actually, We Can (at the Very Least) Make Corporate Tax Reform Revenue Neutral
As policymakers look to "Go Smart" in putting together a deficit reduction package, there is no better place to look than tax reform; and in...
‘Line’ Items: Fall Back Edition
It’s About Time – If you arrived to work an hour early today then you forgot to set your clock back this weekend. The opportunity to “fall back” and...