Budgets & Projections
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Momentum Continues to Grow for the Chained CPI
The chained CPI, a policy option that has been endorsed by experts, organizations, and many others from across the political spectrum and has just...
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More on the Downside Risk of Changes to Budget Forecasts
Yesterday, we argued that to actually stabilize the debt as a share of the economy, you probably need to propose a plan with even more savings than...
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Would the President's Submission Actually Stabilize Debt?
Last week, in our analysis of the President's submission, we noted how the President's submission to the Super Committee nearly stabilizes debt, but...
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CRFB on President Obama's Deficit Reduction Plan
With the release of President Obama's deficit reduction plan this morning, CRFB has put out a press release commenting on the proposal. We note that...
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How Does President Obama's Plan Stack Up?
With President Obama's deficit reduction plan now officially out, it's worth comparing the debt path under this plan to other debt paths. For the...
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A Few Submissions to the Super Committee
The parade of submissions to the Super Committee has started. Over the next few months the Super Committee is likely to be inundated by fiscal plans...
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Obama Leaves Social Security Out
With President Obama's deficit reduction plan set to be released on Monday, we already have some idea of what will be in it: reductions in tax...
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What Congress Needs to Do in the Next Two Weeks
Congress has a long checklist of things it has to do by the end of September. On Tuesday, it informally crossed one thing off when the House passed a...