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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Line Items: Leftovers Edition
Putting the Turkeys Behind Us – We hope everyone had a good holiday weekend! As we all recover from the annual turkey-induced coma, we are especially...
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Myth Buster: Those Who Advocate for Deficit Reduction Should Love the Fiscal Cliff
In the first of our "Myth Buster" series this week, we take on the myth that those who advocate for deficit reduction should love the fiscal cliff. We...
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Washington Post Endorses Chained CPI
The Washington Post has joined the many supporters of using a more accurate measure of inflation, the chained CPI. We've written a paper before about...
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Senator Corker Lays Out His Plan
In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) outlined a plan for replacing parts of the fiscal cliff with what he estimates to be a $4.5...
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Tackling the Fiscal Cliff Myths
Over the past few weeks we've heard some misleading things about the fiscal cliff and the possible bipartisan plans that could replace the cliff. CRFB...
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Doc Fix Cost Rises
In recent weeks, we’ve heard a lot of talk about the fiscal cliff, but little of it has focused on one piece that has caused headaches for lawmakers...
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Fed Chairman Speaks on The Urgent Need To Avert a Fiscal Cliff
In an address to the New York Economic Club today, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke commented on the state of the economic recovery and the...
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Coburn's Finds Waste in DoD
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) is known for going after government inefficiencies, whether it's lauching the GAO's comprehensive review of federal agencies...
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A Closer Look at Subsidized Stafford Loans
In a recent blog post, Jason Delisle and Alex Holt, colleagues at the New America's Foundation Education Budget Project, argue for the elimination of...
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Line Items: NASCAR Edition
Racing to the Cliff – The NASCAR season ended on Sunday with Brad Keselowski claiming his first Sprint Cup championship. But fans of seeing things...
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Weinstein Proposes Cut-to-Invest Commission to Finance Infrastructure
A new report by CRFB and Moment of Truth Project consultant Paul Weinstein provides some guidance on how we could handle both our infrastructure...
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Maya MacGuineas: Five myths about the 'fiscal cliff'
Not long after her appeal to national leaders to work towards a bipartisan compromise, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas dispels 5 common misconceptions...