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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...
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OMB Releases Mid-Session Review
OMB has just released its Mid-Session Review, incorporating the effects of the Budget Control Act and the Super Committee's target savings into its...
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Wartime Contracting Commission Finds Significant Waste in War Spending
The Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, created by Congress in 2008, has issued its final report, showing that there has been...