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.
A Different Approach to the Balanced Budget Amendment
The focus in Washington on deficit reduction has produced a slew of balanced budget amendment proposals this year. Many lawmakers see a balanced...
Spotlight on the States: Federal Default Edition
Pew's Center on the States has an interesting new report with a different angle on how breaking through the debt ceiling and defaulting would affect...
MY VIEW: Alan Simpson July 2011
As a former GOP Senator, you've seen your share of debt-ceiling votes and deficit talks. Is this round any different? This is different because of...
Obama Op-Ed in USA Today: Go 'Big' on Debt Deal
With momentum building toward a 'grand bargain' in negotiations on raising the debt limit and enacting deficit reduction, politicians in both parties...
How Would the Gang of Six Enforce the Rest of their Savings?
One of the criticisms of the plan put forward by the Gang of Six is that it relies on Congressional Committees to report legislation achieving savings...
The Gang of Six...Simplified
To continue shedding light on the details of the Gang of Six proposal, below we provide a clear and concise overview of how the Gang of Six's proposal...
Student Body Presidents Ask for Compromise, Bipartisanship on the Debt Ceiling
As part of an initiative called Do We Have a Deal Yet?, 115 college student body presidents from over 40 states have sent a letter to President Obama...
Barry Anderson on Bloomberg: 'Good Things' in Gang of Six Plan
Former acting director of CBO and CRFB board member Barry Anderson appeared on Bloomberg TV today, where he explained that he sees "good things" in...
Historical Experience with Short-Term Debt Ceiling Increases and Budget Agreements
In a blog earlier today, we endorsed a very short-term debt ceiling increase if it allowed time for the Gang of Six plan to be passed. We floated this...
Between the ‘Line’s: New Plans, Old Divisions, a Fallback and a Path Forward
Gang of Six Unveils Plan – The bipartisan Gang of Six senators that had been left for dead when one of its members left the group earlier this year...
Timing Shouldn't Be a Problem for the Gang...
Despite broad enthusiasm for the Gang of Six proposal released yesterday, some have argued that there isn't enough time to put it into law. Senator...
The Comeback America Initiative's Plan
Today, the Comeback America Initiative (CAI), a non-partisan organization that promotes discussion around fiscal solutions, released their " Restoring...