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.
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Biden Fiscal Working Group Holds First Meeting
The bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers hand-picked by congressional leaders had its first meeting today with Vice President Joe Biden to discuss...
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CRFB Re-Estimates the Fiscal Commission's Plan
In the awesome world of budget baselines and budget options, we are graced a few times a year with updated budget projections from CBO. These updated...
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Martin Feldstein: Raise Taxes, but Not Tax Rates
An op-ed in today's New York Times by Harvard economics professor Martin Feldstein says that while reducing our debt will require more revenue, that...
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White House Takes on Excess Federal Property
First, there was the taxpayer receipt. Now there is a an excess federal property map. It seems the White House is doing a good job to get graphic with...
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Between the ‘Line’s: Limits, Meetings, Triggers, and Cloture
Bumping Up on the Debt Ceiling – On Monday, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner sent a letter to congressional leaders saying that his department this...
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Senate Finance Committee Discusses Enforcement Mechanisms
Since President Obama put the idea of a debt trigger in the public's mind, it has become a hot topic. Third Way recently put out a piece detailing...
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MY VIEW: Bill Frenzel and Charlie Stenholm
In an op-ed in The Hill today, CRFB co-chairs Bill Frenzel and Charlie Stenholm propose a fiscally responsible approach to raising the debt ceiling...
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Concord Coalition Looks at Budget Process Reform Proposals
From the President's recent deficit-reduction framework to policy forums on Capitol Hill, budget process reform has recently become an increasingly...
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‘Line’ Items: Two Weddings and a Burial Edition
Wedding Vows and Vows Kept – Last week the royal wedding in England between William and Kate garnered a great deal of attention on this side of the...
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Adm. Mike Mullen on Debt and Defense Spending
The Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, made some important statements recently regarding our national debt and defense...
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The Onion Fills in Gaps in Obama Framework
Last week we issued an analysis of the fiscal framework that President Obama recently unveiled. We noted that, while it was a strong step in the right...
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Live Webcast: The Moment of Truth
At 3:15 p.m. today, as part of the New America Foundation's 2011 Retreat, Slate Group Chairman Jacob Weisberg will moderate The Moment of Truth...