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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.
CBO: Federal Government Will Hit Debt Limit in February or March
With all the attention on the fiscal cliff looming only weeks away, the fact that the federal government will hit the debt ceiling in the next few...
Myth Buster: The Fiscal Cliff Spares the Poor
Some commentators have advocated for a position of going over the fiscal cliff to leverage a better compromise. Paul Krugman called for the recently...
TPC Releases Fiscal Cliff Tax Calculator
Yesterday, we discussed the myth that the poor would be spared by the fiscal cliff, with one of the reasons being the large tax increase at the end of...
State Leaders Come to Washington to Urge Congress to Fix the Debt
Today, the Fix the Debt Campaign is having a major event at the Capitol with its many citizen leaders, urging Congress to replace the fiscal cliff...
Laura Tyson: Inside America's Tax Battle
Former Council of Economic Advisers Chair and CRFB Board Member Laura Tyson says that it has become clear that increased revenues are needed along...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...