Budgets & Projections
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Hillary Clinton Says National Debt is a Real 'National Security Threat'
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke yesterday about the importance of taking action soon to ensure future fiscal sustainability, calling the...
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It Depends on What you Mean by 'Equal'
A small controversy has been brewing in the blogosphere over the relative value of the higher-income 2001/2003 tax cuts and the Social Security...
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CRFB Releases Its Realistic Baselines
Today, CRFB released a new policy paper showing a more probable fiscal outlook over the coming decade than what baseline budget projections would...
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Current Policy Extensions and Growth
If lawmakers extended various current policies, as opposed to letting them expire as they are set to under current law, what would happen to economic...
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CBO Reports on ARRA's Continued Impact
Yesterday, CBO released an update on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s (read our analysis of it here) impact on unemployment and job growth...
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Economic Projections in CBO's Budget Update
Since economic assumptions have such a big effect on fiscal projections, we have compared their new assumptions in the Updated Budget and Economic...
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CBO Releases Update on Budget and Economic Outlook
Today, CBO released an update to its economic and budget projections for the coming decade, originally reached in February and March. Under its...
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Fannie and Freddie and the Budget
The Obama Administration held a conference yesterday discussing how to fix federal housing programs, with the goal of submitting a comprehensive...
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‘Line’ Items: Ghost Town Edition
Washington Empties Out – With both houses of Congress in recess and the president traveling, Washington feels deserted. The biggest news in DC is...
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This Year (and a Half) In Stimulus
Yesterday, the House passed the $26 billion bill that would extend increased Medicaid matching to states and education funding to prevent teacher...
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The Wrong Targets
CRFB has been calling for policymakers to set fiscal targets for some time. Apparently we haven’t been clear enough on what that means. Unfortunately...
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Appropriations Update: Senate Heading Toward Cutting More
The Senate appears headed toward cutting discretionary spending even below the level called for by Senate appropriators. Senate Majority Leader Harry...