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What Happens If China Stops Buying Our Debt
Megan McArdle at The Atlantic writes about what happens if China stops buying U.S. Treasury bonds. She points out that a fiscal crisis is unlikely to...
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MY VIEW: David Stockman
In Sunday's New York Times, CRFB board member David Stockman wrote an op-ed discussing the recent budget proposals from President Obama and House...
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‘Line’ Items: Post Easter Edition
After the Bunny – Easter has come and gone. Chocolate-induced comas are being overcome and many -- though not Congress -- return this week from spring...
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CBO: The Role of Automatic Stabilizers in Deficits
Yesterday, CBO released a report on the effect of automatic stabilizers on the deficit, showing that in recent years, they have added hundreds of...
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The Case for a Debt Failsafe
Yesterday, CRFB released an analysis of President Obama's new deficit reduction framework meant to save $4 trillion dollars over 12 years. Using CBO's...
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CRFB Releases Paper Analyzing President's Framework
This morning, CRFB released a paper analyzing President Obama's new budget framework which the President laid out last week in a speech at the George...
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The IMF on Fiscal Adjustments
As we have been looking at a number of fiscal plans for the US recently, the IMF has a useful appendix in its most recent Fiscal Monitor on what has...
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CBO Releases Full Analysis of President's Budget
The Congressional Budget Office has released its full analysis of President Obama's FY 2012 budget request. While the new report goes into greater...
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A Special 10/40
In the spirit of Tax Day today the Bottom Line presents its own special “10/40” (don’t worry; we aren’t filing this with the IRS). Just saying the...
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Trouble Ahead? S&P Cuts US Ratings Outlook
Today, the S&P has cut the US ratings outlook from stable to negative, while maintaining our triple-A rating. While this does not represent a direct...