Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Op-Ed: Fixing the Federal Debt Demands a Comprehensive Approach
Arizona Capitol Times | June 10, 2013 Our federal budget is on a destructive and dangerous path. It is vital for our leaders to find a solution to our...
Op-Ed: Reforming Social Security is Easy — But It Won't Be for Long
The Hill | June 4, 2014 The latest Social Security Trustees report, released last week, shows a program in peril. Within three years, the Social...
Report: Analysis of the 2013 Social Security Trustees' Report
The event "Challenges Facing Social Security," which featured CRFB's " The Reformer" tool, was held on June 4. Read a recap of the event here.
Report: What We Expect From the Upcoming Fiscal Discussions
Note: The FY 2013 post-sequester numbers in Figure 1 have been corrected from the original version of this paper.
Op-Ed: Sequester Signals Need for Real Deficit Reduction
Politico | May 13, 2013 It seems the debt deniers are back. If recent news reports are any indication, there is a growing sentiment that after...
Op-Ed: A Bipartisan Case for Chained CPI
The Hill | May 9, 2013 Over the last few days, politically driven critics have called on the president to abandon his support for changing the way the...
Op-Ed: America's Healthy Path to Fiscal Health
Project Syndicate | April 30, 2013 Over the last five years, the growth of health-care spending in the United States has slowed dramatically – to the...
Op-Ed: Measuring Inflation Right is Both Fair and Accurate
The Hill | April 30, 2013 In his recent blog entry on chained CPI ( Chained CPI: Unfair and inaccurate, April 26th), AARP President Robert Romasco...
Op-Ed: A Grand Bargain is Still Possible. Here’s How.
Washington Post | April 29, 2013 In the 2½ years since the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform that we co-chaired released its...