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.
The First Summit on Our Way to a Deal?
On Friday, President Obama spoke on the need to replace the "fiscal cliff" with a comprehensive plan to address the nation's unsustainable fiscal path...
Line Items: Service Edition
Answering the Call – Today is the federal government's observance of Veterans Day, the day the nation honors those who have served in the armed forces...
NCHC's $500 Billion Plan to Lower Health Costs
In light of our nation’s fiscal challenges, the National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC) has put together a report of policy options to address the...
CBO Quantifies the Fiscal Cliff and the Challenge Ahead
CBO has released two new reports that detail our short run problem of the fiscal cliff and the long term challenge of reducing the debt. Reading the...
Switching to the Chained CPI Is a Good Idea
Yesterday, the AARP published a report and sent an accompanying letter to members of Congress and President Obama in opposition to switching to the...
MY VIEW: Erskine Bowles November 2012
As the President and leaders of Congress begin to look for a compromise to replace the fiscal cliff, the next step is to decide what a compromise...
MY VIEW: Jim Jones
Former Oklahoma 1st District Congressman and CRFB Board Member Jim Jones penned an op-ed in today's Tulsa World calling for policymakers to put...
Leaders of House and Senate Willing to Work Toward a Deal
Not long after Fitch sounded the alarm bells for the urgent need of a comprehensive debt deal, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), House Speaker...
What's On Congress's Plate
First off, CRFB would like to congratulate President Obama and all of those who were elected and re-elected to the Senate and the House. CRFB is...
Fitch Reminds Us What Lawmakers Must Do
While last night election is still many people's mind, the rating agency Fitch reminds us of the tremendous stakes of these next couple of months. In...
Comparing Medicare and Social Security Benefits and Taxes
The Urban Institute's Eugene Steuerle and Caleb Quakenbush have updated their estimates calculating lifetime Social Security and Medicare benefits and...
Line Items: Election Edition
Decision Time – Election Day is tomorrow and the stakes are high. Not only is control of the White House and Congress at stake, but the election will...