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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.
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Business Support for Go Big Grows
Going big is getting bigger. A letter to the Super Committee today from a coalition of business organizations that spans numerous industries...
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The Results Are In
Rick Perry's tax reform plan has inspired a lot of discussion in the past week, but it left people wondering how much revenue it would raise. He...
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Another Bipartisan Letter Calls for “Go Big” Approach
In addition to the letter from a large, bipartisan group of House members that is still being circulated for signatures, Go Big gained further...
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Medicare Premium Increases Announced and Medicaid Glitch Fix Passes House
Last week the federal government announced that 2012 Medicare premiums will increase for most participants by $3.50 per month from $96.40, making 2012...
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Competing Outlines Emerge from the Super Committee
We talked yesterday about a roughly $3 trillion plan offered by Democrats on the Super Committee that would represent a "go big" approach to debt...
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Business Roundtable and Partnership for New York City Urge Super Committee to Go Big
Two business groups today urged the Super Committee to not only approve of a deal before its deadline next month, but to also go beyond its mandate of...
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Super Committee Democrats Offer (Possible) "Go Big" Plan
Recently, there have a plethora of media accounts and interviews asking policymakers whether they believe the Super Committee will be able to achieve...
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Elmendorf Joins the Announcement Effect Club
At today’s Super Committee hearing, each of the twelve members had the chance to address CBO Director Doug Elmendorf on issues related to...
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Super Committee Makes a Public Appearance
Today, the Super Committee will hold its first public hearing in over a month. As the weeks have gone by, anticipation has built about the prospects...
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Rick Perry's Plan for Taxes and Economic Growth
Earlier today, Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry announced details of his " Cut, Balance and Grow" plan for spending and...
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"Let Us Not Fail in the 21st"
We receive a fair amount of e-mails from concerned citizens every day, be it questions, concerns, comments, or just general thoughts. Every so often...
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Line Items: Fall Classic Edition
Play Ball, Please – Baseball’s World Series is under way and it is a classic contest between evenly matched teams that could go either way. Meanwhile...