Budgets & Projections
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Op-Ed: Who Won and Lost in the Debt Deal?
The Washington Post | August 2, 2011 Well, at least we didn’t default. That’s probably the best thing to say about the proposed debt deal. But the...
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Agreement on Debt Limit Increase
We have a deal (pending votes, of course). ( UPDATE: CRFB has a press release on this deal here) Last night, the leaders from both parties announced a...
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CBO Scores the Reid and Boehner Plans
Update: CBO has just released its own comparison table of the Reid and Boehner plans, where it now breaks out the war and non-war interest savings...
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CBO on Selling Excess Federal Property
Many of the fiscal plans produced over the last several months -- including the Gang of Six plan and the President’s budget -- propose selling excess...
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If You’re Going to Rely on Savings Targets, Specify the Baseline
As CRFB has certainly been making clear, we would prefer a "big deal" that dealt with all areas of the budget and reduced debt as a share of the...
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More Support for the Gang of Six
As the debt-ceiling proposals from Rep. Boehner and Sen. Reid continue to be debated, support for the comprehensive, balanced proposal offered by the...
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Comparing the Reid and Boehner Proposals
If you take a look at House Speaker John Boehner's proposal and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's proposal -- both of which increase the debt limit...
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Boehner and Reid Plans Moving Forward
The state of play in the debt negotiations has been an ever-evolving spectacle over the last several weeks. First the Biden group negotiations, then...
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The Decisions Behind Getting to a Sustainable Debt Path
Although this idea isn't brand new, CBO director Doug Elmendorf has a blog post that concisely illustrates the trade-offs that must be made in order...