Budgets & Projections
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How Far We Have to Go on Deficit Reduction
In the past few weeks, we have made the case for putting debt on a downward path as a percent of GDP as a goal for the next round of deficit reduction...
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Op-Ed: Bipartisan Compromise Needed to Get America's Fiscal House in Order
Patriot News | January 29, 2013 We are in a state of stupor over the federal budget. No, it’s not we citizens. But, rather, it’s our federal elected...
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Peterson Foundation Analyzes the Fiscal Cliff Deal
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation has released a new report on the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) and its effect on the long-term outlook...
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How the Sequester Looks After the Fiscal Cliff Deal
Along with a two month delay until March 1, the fiscal cliff deal reduced the across-the-board cuts under sequestration for 2013 by $24 billion...
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Op-Ed: Our Imperfect Work
The Government We Deserve | January 23, 2013 “We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect,” Barack Obama proclaimed in his second inaugural...
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Hindsight is 20/20: A Look Back at CBO's Economic Forecasting
Our recent blog " Putting the Debt on a Downward Path" emphasizes how changes in economic projections can affect the budget for better or for worse...
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The Fiscal Speed Bumps Ahead
Although labeled as the " fiscal cliff deal," the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) enacted into law left many budget issues unresolved or only...
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Putting the Debt on a Downward Path
Yesterday, President Obama suggested we need about $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction on top of what has been enacted so far, a claim which matches a...
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Op-Ed: Proposing the Unprecedented to Avoid Default
New York Times | January 14, 2013 The elbow room the government has given itself on the debt ceiling is quickly approaching, and there are a numbers...
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A Roundup of Our Analysis on the Fiscal Cliff Package
Over the past week, CRFB has examined the composition, budgetary effects, and economic effects of the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), which...
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Al Simpson and Erskine Bowles on Meet The Press
While the American Taxpayer Relief Act has put off worries about the fiscal cliff for a month, it is clear that we missed a clear opportunity to do...
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Eight Things You Didn't Know Were In the Fiscal Cliff Deal
The American Taxpayer Relief Act has been discussed at length in the news and on this blog, but much of the discussion has been focused on the big...