Budgets & Projections
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IMF Warns of Fiscal Gimmickry
The IMF has a new report out called " Accounting Devices and Fiscal Illusions," a handy guide to different types of fiscal trickery that have been...
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White House Mixes Up Some Numbers on Simpson-Bowles
As readers of The Bottom Line and our releases will know, CRFB strives to compare as many plans as possible on a similar basis so that policymakers...
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USA Today: 38 Members of Congress Find Courage to Do the Right Thing
The USA Today has joined us in the praise of the 38 Congressmen that had the courage to support the Cooper-LaTourette budget last week. With an...
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What They're Hiding: Gimmicks in the FY 2013 Budget Resolutions
With a number of budget resolutions coming out, honest budgeting might be too much to ask for. As we took a look at the Republican (Ryan) and...
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Graphs, Graphs, Graphs: Comparing the FY 2013 Budgets
Just in case the whirlwind of plans out last week gave you a headache, the Bipartisan Policy Center has a number of comparisons for all the...
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An Addendum to the Fiscal Cliff
Via Twitter, Tax Policy Center director Donald Marron (@dmarron) makes a good point after reading our analysis last week of the "fiscal cliff" at the...
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CRFB President on the National Debt Tour and Fiscal Developments
On CNBC's Squawk Box this morning, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas talks about the National Debt Tour and other developments in fiscal policy recently...
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Thanks for Your Fiscal Bravery
Yesterday, 38 members of the House cast votes for the bipartisan budget resolution that is modeled after Simpson-Bowles. 22 Democrats and 16...
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What Congress Should Do With the Fiscal Cliff
With a large number of policies set to expire or kick in at the end of the year, with serious fiscal impacts, CRFB has released a paper laying out the...
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Additional Alternatives to the House Republican Budget
Update: We have updated the table with outlays, revenue, and debt numbers for the Congressional Black Caucus plan. Yesterday was a very busy day for...
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Setting the Record Straight on Cooper-LaTourette
There have been a lot of claims circulating around about the "Simpson Bowles Alternative Budget Resolution" proposed by Congressmen Cooper, LaTourette...