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.
MY VIEW: Gene Steuerle November 2010
Call it happenstance, but in the gospel proclaimed in many Christian churches on Sunday, October 24—about a week before the election—Jesus admonishes...
Learning from Others – A World of Experience
As part of its work over the last 2 years, the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform looked at how other governments facing big fiscal challenges...
‘Line’ Items: ‘Now What?’ Edition
After the Voting – In case you were sleeping, there was an election last week. As a result of the mid-terms, Republicans will control the U.S. House...
Election Analysis from a Fiscal Perspective
The fiscal implications of Tuesday’s election are enormous. With pressure to improve the economy continuing to mount, the 112th Congress will arrive...
New Congress Should Fix The Broken Budget Process
With fresh faces coming to Capitol Hill next year, it is a perfect time for innovative thinking. Given Congress’s recent dismal track record on fiscal...
MarketWatch: November 1-5, 2010
All eyes have been on the Fed this week. And the Fed delivered, with more ammunition than expected for its second round of quantitative easing (known...
Hope for Cooperation?
With the election behind us, our elected leaders are beginning to outline an agenda for the incoming Congress (though lawmakers cannot overlook the...
Congress’s To Do List: OMG
With the mid-term election behind us, the current Congress still has work to do. Lawmakers may address a huge number of issues when they return in two...
The Fed Takes Another Big Step to Boost the Economy
As widely expected (and priced into the markets), the Fed decided at its monetary policy committee meeting today that it would increase purchases of...
CNN Money Exclusive: Dear Speaker Boehner
CRFB President Maya MacGuineas has another commentary on CNN Money, urging policymakers to get specific on ideas to solve America's debt crisis. You...
Three Andrews in Support of Raising the Early Retirement Age
Andrew Biggs has an interesting piece out at the American Enterprise Institute that has been generating some attention (see Ezra Klein’s comments here...
EU Votes on Promising Sustainability Plan
Last week, the heads of the EU governments agreed on groundbreaking steps to prevent Greece-style fiscal meltdowns from ever happening again and to...