Debt & Deficits
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CRFB's Taxpayer Receipt in USA Today
Did you know that nearly 75 dollars out of every 100 dollars in taxes paid goes to just four major areas? Monday’s USA Today front page featured data...
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Heritage Foundation Publishes Budget Book of Proposed Spending Cuts
Last week, the Heritage Foundation released the Budget Book, a catalog of 106 ways to cut the budget or reduce the size of government totaling roughly...
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The Case for "Mindful Austerity"
In a commentary published on Monday, the Wall Street Journal’s Greg Ip wrote about President Obama’s budget and the declaration that it is moving away...
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The President's Budget Stabilizes Debt Over the Long Term...Maybe
In addition to showing estimates over the next ten years, the President's budget includes in its lengthy Analytical Perspectives section a 25-year...
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What Will CBO Say About the President’s Budget?
The President's budget would put debt on a very slight downward path over the next ten years, but that is by the Office of Management and Budget's own...
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President Releases His FY 2016 Budget
Today, President Obama released his FY 2016 budget, outlining his priorities for FY 2016 and the coming decade. Later today, we'll publish a full...
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What to Expect From the President's FY 2016 Budget
On Monday, the President is scheduled to release his FY 2016 Budget. Based on press reports, we know some rough outlines of what he will be proposing...
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Report: CBO's January 2015 Budget and Economic Outlook
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Budget and Economic Outlook today, showing their budget and economic forecasts through 2025. After...
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The Better Budget Process Initiative: Improving Focus on the Long Term
For additional budget process resources including specific options for reform, visit our Better Budget Process Initiative home page. The budget...
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CRFB Budget Resolution Principles
One of the first and most important priorities Congress should be agreeing to a budget resolution conference report that lays out a framework for...
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My View: Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles
Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles are the former chairs of the Simpson-Bowles Fiscal Commission and members of the Committee for a Responsible Federal...
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Why Has the Deficit Come Down Faster Than Expected?
We noted in our discussion of the final Monthly Treasury Statement for 2014 that the deficit has fallen by two-thirds since 2009 after rising by...