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.
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TPC Takes the Tax Challenge with Income Tax Rates
We recently invited folks to take the spending challenge and show how they would close the budget gap without raising taxes (or alternatively, take...
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President Obama Voices Support for Deficit Commission
Here is the statement: The serious fiscal situation that our country faces reflects not only the severe economic downturn we inherited, but also years...
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Stiglitz, Stimulus, the Financial Sector and the Genie
Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz stopped by New America this week to discuss his new book "Freefall", about our economic and financial crisis. For the...
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The Goldilocks Fiscal Goal: 60%?
Picking a “fiscal goal” would be a great way to get the discussion started about what policies to enact to close the budget gap. It allows...
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Live Tweeting the Debate on the Federal Debt
Update: The debate between Maya MacGuineas and Brad Delong is about to begin. See the live tweets here: https://twitter.com/BudgetHawks Maya...
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Develop Debt Reduction Plan Now, MacGuineas, Others Tell Congress
The nation's soaring federal debt can no longer be ignored and Congress and the president must develop comprehensive plans to avoid a looming fiscal...
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Time to Bring Back Caps
As the Senate continues its consideration of the debt ceiling today, it will consider at least three important budgetary amendments - a deficit...
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WH, Congressmen Hold Important Talks on Fiscal Commission and PAYGO
Senior congressional Democrats late Tuesday met with the White House to attempt to hammer out a deal that would create a fiscal commission and a...
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CRFB’s new “Announcement Effect Club” Is Popular
Roll out the red carpet and velvet rope, CRFB’s new list of prominent economists, organizations, and opinion leaders that have joined us in suggesting...
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Contestant #1 In Our Spending Challenge
Yesterday, we challenged those of you opposed to tax hikes to take the spending challenge, and show us how the debt can be stabilized with spending...
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Budget Takes Back Seat Among Mass. Voters
Even though they're sending a self-proclaimed deficit hawk to the Senate, Massachusetts voters don't see the budget as a major problem, if two recent...
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Don't Just Keep the Medicare Commission, Strengthen It
The Independent Payment Advisory Board (AKA the Medicare Commission) is one of the most important pieces of healthcare reform. This commission should...