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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CATO Event: "Disability Insurance: The New Welfare?"
Yesterday, the CATO Institute hosted a panel discussion featuring CATO Senior Fellow Jagadeesh Gokhale, MIT economics professor David Autor...
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RATE Coalition Speaks Out For Corporate Tax Reform
The United States has the highest statutory corporate tax rate in the developed world, but substantial revenues are forgone through a variety of tax...
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MedPAC Report Refuels the Need for Medicare Reforms
In its annual June report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) explores a number of reforms that could help improve outcomes...
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CBO Estimates the Senate Immigration Bill
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office released two analyses, a cost estimate and an economic analysis, of the Senate's immigration bill -- S.744...
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The Debt Won't Magically Solve Itself
Over the past few weeks, we've seen a common argument in favor of turning away from solving our long-term debt problem due to short-term improvements...
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Lawmakers Not Giving Up on Medicare Reforms
While the latest Medicare Trustees report showed slightly improved projections, the long-term challenges of health care cost growth and population...
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Hiatt: The Progressive Case for Entitlement Reform
Entitlement reform remains essential to the creation of a fiscally sustainable future, but it has been hard for lawmakers to agree on policies to do...
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Holtz-Eakin: Medicare Still Needs Reform
The recent slowdown of health care spending growth is one of the more positive developments in the budget over the past few years. Despite the...
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Stimulus Provisions Updated: Extended or Not?
The economic stimulus package enacted in 2009 is now four years behind us. According to recovery.gov, $796 billion has been disbursed as of the end of...
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Line Items: Storms Edition
Weathering the Storms – Stormy weather has wreaked havoc on much of the country recently, including Washington. Meanwhile, storms of a different...
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IMF Emphasizes Need Smarter Deficit Reduction Strategy
After finishing its preliminary annual review of the U.S., the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the U.S. could spur additional economic...
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MY VIEW: Gene Steuerle June 2013
At times, the fiscal debate can be confusing, as it is often set up as a simplistic contest between an argument for austerity against an argument for...