Budgets & Projections
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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...
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How Would the Gang of Six Enforce the Rest of their Savings?
One of the criticisms of the plan put forward by the Gang of Six is that it relies on Congressional Committees to report legislation achieving savings...
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The Gang of Six...Simplified
To continue shedding light on the details of the Gang of Six proposal, below we provide a clear and concise overview of how the Gang of Six's proposal...
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Historical Experience with Short-Term Debt Ceiling Increases and Budget Agreements
In a blog earlier today, we endorsed a very short-term debt ceiling increase if it allowed time for the Gang of Six plan to be passed. We floated this...
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Op-Ed: The Gang of Six Is Our Best Chance for a Debt Deal in This Congress
The Atlantic | July 20, 2011 The debt ceiling deadline is days away, but something unusual is happening in Congress. Rather than playing the short...
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The Comeback America Initiative's Plan
Today, the Comeback America Initiative (CAI), a non-partisan organization that promotes discussion around fiscal solutions, released their " Restoring...