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CRFB's New Table of Overlapping Policies
As the first meeting of the Super Committee has come and gone, it is important to take a look at the policies that they could consider. CRFB's table...
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Let's Go Big
In case you missed it yesterday afternoon, CRFB put out its expectations for the Super Committee, urging them to Go Big! Given the severity of our...
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Op-Ed: Supercommittee Needs to Go Bigger
The Hill | September 7, 2011 With the president’s highly touted jobs speech this week, national attention is about to pivot from deficits and debt —...
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Recent Proposals for Job Growth
Leading up to President Obama’s job speech tomorrow evening, there has been much speculation as to the measures the president will propose. The...
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The Updated CRFB Long-Term Realistic Baseline
Update: CRFB's newest policy paper, What We Hope to See from the Super Committee, shows CRFB Realistic projections for spending by category and...
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Business Roundtable Deficit Forum Today
Starting in just a few minutes, Business Roundtable (BRT) will host a forum on the deficit -- “Meeting the Challenges of Economic Growth and Deficit...
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‘Line’ Items: Back to Work Edition
Back to Work – Labor Day is behind us, but a lot of work lies ahead. Congress returns from its August recess this week with jobs on the top of the...
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Differing Economic Assumptions Between OMB and CBO
Back in February, we dinged the President's budget for relying on overly optimistic economic assumptions in 2012 and beyond. CBO's Analysis of the...
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Spending and Revenues in the Mid-Session Review
Under the Administration's Mid-Session Review, the gap between spending and revenues is set to persist throughout the decade with barely any change in...