Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Op-Ed: Obama’s Legacy Rests on Reducing the Debt
The Hill | April 26, 2013 Second presidential terms build legacies, and this president’s will be tied solidly to the decisions he makes about the...
Op-Ed: Tax Reform Can Be the Key to a Debt Deal
The Hill | April 11, 2013 The Senate and House of Representatives both have passed budgets that represent the preferences of the majority party in...
Op-Ed: Parties Should Stop Talking Past Each Other and Fix the Debt
The Hill | April 10, 2013 When it comes to the federal budget standoff, those looking for a breakthrough are caught between a rock and a hard place...
Op-Ed: The Tax Code Is A Hopeless, Complex, Economy-Suffocating Mess
Brookings | April 4, 2013 Throughout our population, experts and non-experts alike, the verdict is nearly unanimous. The U.S. tax code is a hopelessly...
Op-Ed: Why 'Chained CPI' Works for Social Security
Los Angeles Times | April 2, 2013 In his March 22 blog post criticizing proposals to switch from the consumer price index to "chained CPI" to...
Op-Ed: A Fiscal Deal or a Fiscal Crisis?
Politico | April 1, 2013 Now that Congress and the president have agreed to fund the government for the rest of this fiscal year — removing the threat...