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Happy Second Birthday ARRA!
While the budget world is caught up in the President's budget, it's time to celebrate an important birthday. On this day two years ago, President...
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Jon Stewart Balances the Budget
Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart spent part of the episode talking about our favorite topic: how to fix the federal budget. Needless to say...
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What Happens if the Budget's Assumptions Aren't So Rosy?
Three days after the release of the President's budget, our blog series continues to provide new analysis. In our detailed analysis of the President’s...
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Bill Frenzel: President's Budget FY2012
The President sent the country a Valentine Monday. But while the budget may have been concocted with love, in it there is only a touch of sweet and a...
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CRFB Analysis of the President's 2012 Budget
Continuing our analysis of the President's 2012 Budget, we have just published our latest paper that takes a look at the 2012 proposal in more detail...
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House GOP Leadership Vows to Address Entitlement Spending
In their reaction to the President's FY 2012 budget proposal, the House Republican leadership has been very critical of the President's reluctance to...
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Budget Process Reform in the President’s Budget
Welcome to our fourth installment in our FY 2012 budget blog series! In this one, we'll focus on any budget process proposals in the budget. Chapter...
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CNN Money Exclusive: How to Keep Deficits From Burning the Economy
In her latest commentary for CNN Money, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas lays out the many reasons we need a fiscal turnaround plan. She argues that...
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Increases and Decreases to Discretionary Spending in the President's Budget
In continuing our discussion of the President's FY 2012 budget proposal, we take a closer look at the recommendations to adjust discretionary spending...
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