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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.
'Line' Items: State of the Union Edition
Stating the Obvious – President Obama delivers the State of the Union address Tuesday evening. The SOTU is the annual rite where presidents attempt to...
Two Good Op-Eds From The New York Times
The New York Times had two interesting op-eds over the weekend on two essential components of deficit reduction: tax reform and health care costs...
Spotlight on the States: Public Pension Reform
Continuing their efforts to close budget gaps, states across the country have looked to public pension reform as part of a possible solution. Among...
A Way to Reform the Tax Code, from AEI
Alex Brill of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) recently put out a tax reform plan that focuses on corporate taxes, but includes some individual...
Prelude to a Trigger
Both CBO and OMB in the last week released sequestration reports, technical reports that detail whether the government is adhering to discretionary...
An Analysis of Rick Santorum's Tax Plan
After evaluating Mitt Romney's, Newt Gingrich's, Rick Perry's, and Herman Cain's proposals, the Tax Policy Center (TPC) has put out another analysis...
NCSL Urges Washington to Go Big
Earlier this week, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) released a letter to the President and leaders in Congress, urging them to "...
Debt Ceiling Watch 2011
In order to avoid bumping up against the statutory debt ceiling, the Department of the Treasury has begun undertaking a number of so-called...
Hoyer Reaffirms Membership in Announcement Effect Club
Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) has been a member of CRFB's Announcement Effect Club since June of last year. During a briefing on the Hill yesterday...
Jeff Zients to Serve As Acting OMB Director
Jeff Zients will once again ascend to the role of acting OMB director, according to a blog post on OMB's website. Zients had previously stepped into...
‘Line’ Items: Playoff Edition
Playoffs in Full Swing – The Packers packed it in; the Broncos got busted; the Saints went marching out; and Houston had a problem as the NFL Playoffs...
What Is, and What Should Be, on the Table?
As lawmakers slowly return to town this week and next week, there will be an increasing focus on possible offsets for any extensions to expiring...