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.
Raising Eligibility Ages Is Good for the Budget...and the Economy
Over the past couple of years, we've been arguing that raising the Social Security and Medicare ages could be an important part of a fiscal reform...
The 'Coke Zero Plan' for Tax Reform?
Readers of this blog will be familiar with the Zero Plan from the Fiscal Commission's tax reform effort. An article in the newest issue of Health...
Federal Reserve Sends $77 Billion in Profits to Treasury
Yesterday, in the preliminary assessment of its 2011 balance sheet, the Federal Reserve reported that it would be sending $77 billion in 2011 profits...
Jack Lew To Become White House Chief of Staff
You may have already read the news yesterday, but current OMB director Jack Lew will be replacing Bill Daley as President Obama's chief of staff at...
The 2011 SAVE Award Winner
In 2009, President Obama created the SAVE Award (Securing Americans Value and Efficiency), which is given each year to the federal employee who...
Deja Vu All Over Again...Again: February Edition
Remember when we said last November that Congress had a lot to do by the end of the year? Well, they took care of FY 2012 appropriations, but...
Still Waiting For a Serious Focus on Fiscal Policy in the Election Debate
As the GOP primary season moves along to New Hampshire, we continue to look for signs that the candidates are at least as concerned with the country’s...
Another Detail of the President's Budget
After hinting at how they would cut defense spending yesterday, the Obama Administration has given out another small detail of its upcoming budget...
The Economy and the Extenders
As is the case every first Friday of the month, BLS released its jobs data, which for December showed another solid month for employment. About 200...
Another Candidate Score From Tax Policy Center
In evaluating the impact of Republican candidates' tax plans, Tax Policy Center has been an invaluable resource. After having scored Newt Gingrich's...
Defense Cuts in the Flesh, Pt. 2
As we mentioned on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was scheduled to roll out the strategic outline for the Pentagon's future. Earlier today...
The Urban Institute's Video on the Fiscal Commission's Social Security Plan
As the title of the blog suggests, the Urban Institute has a video with senior fellow Melissa Favreault analyzing the Social Security piece of Bowles...