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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Can Government Debt Threaten Economic Growth?
At this week’s American Economic Association meetings in Atlanta, two economists, Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart, explore how high levels of...
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Editorial Calls for Deficit Plan
John Podesta and Mike Ettlinger of the Center for American Progress have an op-ed in Financial Times today, calling for a 10 year plan to close the...
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Seven More FDIC Bank Closings
On December 18, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional seven banks ( First Federal Bank of California, Imperial Capital Bank...
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Fiscal Policy Rules: What Works
Last month, the International Monetary Fund released a report identifying successful measures that countries should keep in mind as they cope with...
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Since We've Been Gone...
We hope all of our readers had very happy holidays. Now that we are back from our vacation, there is a lot to report on regarding congressional...
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The Debt Doesn't Take a Vacation, But We Do
As a heads up to all of The Bottom Line's loyal readers, we wanted to let you know that we will be taking a break from blogging over the holidays. But...
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Senate Health Care Bill Released (And a Comparison Chart)
UPDATE: CBO mistakenly overestimated the deficit-reducing effect of the Medicare Commission in their score. As a result, they now estimate deficit...
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Thanks, Stan
In a blog post earlier this week, Stan Collender presented a laundry list of suggestions about how deficit hawks can be more effective. As a proud...
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What Happened to the President's Spending Cuts?
Yesterday, on the heels of President Obama signing a $1.1 trillion "minibus" CRFB released a paper on the importance of controlling discretionary...
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Our New Year's Wish: Political Will
Congress will leave town for the holidays without completing some serious fiscal business, but with a full agenda for next year. The House and Senate...
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Fiscal Commission Gains Momentum
The chance that some type of bipartisan commission will be created to address the nation’s long-term fiscal challenges increased significantly this...
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U.S. Debt: Not Bound by our Borders
With U.S. debt held by the public on track to exceed 100% of the economy in a little over a decade, policymakers must come together now and implement...