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.
Rep. Quigley Gets Really Specific
Building on a report he made last year on budget process reform, Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) has taken the next step in his crusade to fix the budget...
Frank Wolf op-ed in WaPo
Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) has an op-ed in the Washington Post today in which he writes about just how serious our nation's fiscal problems are and...
There's a New Cap in Town
Yesterday, Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL) introduced deficit reduction legislation -- the One Percent Spending Reduction Act -- that is based on the " One...
Deputy Defense Secretary Says Defense Savings Must Be Balanced, Gradual
As part of a larger deficit-reduction effort, last month President Obama proposed cutting $400 billion from projected defense spending by 2023...
Raising the Retirement Age Still Is a Good Idea
Update: Chuck Blahous joined the debate today in a piece over at e21 , setting the facts straight on longevity increases, the retirement age, and how...
Between the ‘Line’s: Meetings, Plans, Halfsies and One Cent
No Deficit of Talk – At least there no longer is a deficit of discussion when it comes to our fiscal situation. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) gave...
It's Time to Measure Inflation Correctly
Today, the Moment of Truth project released a paper outlining the case for indexing federal programs to a more accurate measure of inflation, the...
Heritage Foundation Unveils New Debt-Reduction Plan
This morning, The Heritage Foundation released a comprehensive fiscal plan aimed at reducing the federal budget deficit by significantly cutting...
WATCH: Senate Finance Committee Hearing 'Perspectives on Deficit Reduction: Social Security'
At 10:00am today, the Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on Social Security reform titled "Perspectives on Deficit Reduction: Social...
Boehner to Call for Deep Spending Cuts to Offset Debt Limit Increase
According to a recent article in Politico, Speaker of the House John Boehner will call for spending cuts that are "greater than the accompanying...
‘Line’ Items: May Flowers Edition
What Will Bloom This Month? – In April we were showered with fiscal policy developments: namely, a last-minute FY 2011 budget deal; a deluge of budget...
Dave Walker and Bob Bixby: National Fiscal Dialogue Needed
Today, Comeback America Initiative founder and CEO Dave Walker (former U.S. comptroller general) and Concord Coalition executive director Bob Bixby...