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CBO Takes a Look at the Distribution of Taxes and Transfers
On Monday, we took a look at the breakdown of federal spending and taxes by the type of household, particularly between elderly and non-elderly...
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CBO Director Lays Out Budget Challenges for Conference Committee
At the second meeting of the budget conference committee earlier today, CBO director Doug Elmendorf was on hand to present the budget and economic...
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CBO Releases Updated Budget Options Report
We may have had to wait a little longer due to the government shutdown, but CBO's new budget options report is finally here. Today, CBO released its...
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CBO Breaks Down the Generational Distribution of the Budget
When talking about the debt, it is hard to avoid also talking about generational inequity. Many groups, especially the Can Kicks Back, have worked to...
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An Insurance Conglomerate with a Shrinking Government on the Side, in Three Graphs
It's no secret that a significant portion of the federal budget is devoted to our national defense and insurance programs like Social Security...
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CBO Lowers Estimate for Increasing the Medicare Eligibility Age
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) dramatically lowered its estimate of savings if policymakers chose to increase the Medicare...
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Government Shutdown Limits Budget Data, Too
Last week, we noted that the furlough of "non-essential" employees at the Congressional Budget Office due to the government shutdown could halt the...
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Government Shutdown Limits Budget Options (Literally!)
The government is still shut down, the debt ceiling is fast approaching, and the need to put our debt on a sustainble path remains. This environment...
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Discussion with CBO Director Elmendorf on the Costs of Waiting to Address Fiscal Challenges
At the House Budget Committee hearing on CBO's Long-Term Outlook, Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI), who last week sent a letter calling for action on Social...
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Introducing CRFB's Latest Long-Term Realistic Baseline
The release of the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) Long-Term Budget Outlook is one of the big events in the budget world, and we'd like to think...
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CBO: A Growing Debt Burden Is a Risky Path to Be On
Continuing with CRFB's analysis of CBO's latest long-term budget projections, we now turn our attention to one of the central themes throughout CBO's...
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CBO: Social Security Looks Much Worse Than We Thought
Although some argue that policymakers can wait to solve our long-term entitlement problems, CBO's recent Long-Term Budget Outlook suggests otherwise...