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Spending and Revenue in the Long Term Outlook
Read moreSpending and revenues in the long-term outlook is always an interesting topic to discuss. Just like with debt, you find words and phrases like...
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The CBO Long Term Outlook Is Here
Read moreUpdate: Our paper on CBO's Long Term Outlook has been released. CBO has just released its 2011 Long Term Outlook, detailing spending, revenue, and...
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The Differences Between the Two Baselines
Read moreWith the release of CBO's Long-Term Outlook, we thought it would be useful to break down the assumptions that the Extended-Baseline and the...
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CRFB Outlines Dos and Don'ts for Budget Negotiations
Read moreThis afternoon, CRFB released a paper that lays out the dos and don'ts for the Biden group negotiations. We provide a list of goals to accomplish and...
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Elmendorf to NY Fed: 'We Can't Repeat the Past'
Read moreRecently, CBO Director Doug Elmendorf spoke to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York about current policies and how they affect the nation's fiscal...
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Leon Panetta Confirmed By the Senate
Read moreToday, the Senate confirmed former CIA Director (and former CRFB Co-Chair!) Leon Panetta by a unanimous vote to become our new Secretary of Defense...
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Yes, Fix the SGR, But Pay for It Too
Read moreThe Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), the formula which sets provider payments for physcians under Medicare and which was originally enacted in 1997...
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‘Line’ Items: Golf Edition
Read moreTime ‘Fore’ Action – Golf, that favorite pastime of power players, was even more popular than usual in Washington last week. Not only did the U.S...
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IMF Issues Grim Warning
Read moreHighlighting the growing concern within international circles and among the various ratings agencies, the International Monetary Fund released its...