Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Op-Ed: "How to Cut the US Deficit by Fixing Tax"
The Financial Times | September 17, 2012 One of the few issues on which Barack Obama and Mitt Romney agree is the need for tax reform. Since the last...
Op-Ed: Don't Delay Fencing Off the Fiscal Cliff
The Hill | September 11, 2012 Washington’s new pet solution to the “fiscal cliff” — the spending sequester and the expiration of tax cuts scheduled to...
Op-Ed: "We Need Growth, and Growth Requires Reform"
The New York Times | August 29, 2012 Getting our economy growing is our most pressing economic problem. But there can be no sustainable economic...
Op-Ed: "A Problem Too Big for Small Solutions"
The New York Times | August 29, 2012 The federal debt is the nation’s most pressing economic problem because our dangerously high debt levels are a...
Op-Ed: 'Fix the Debt' Campaign Comes to Idaho
Coeur d'Alene Press | August 16, 2012 With the election season moving into higher gear and a “fiscal cliff” on the economic horizon, the American...
Report: Between a Mountain of Debt and a Fiscal Cliff: Finding a Smart Path Forward
Updated 7/16/2012: At the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013, several policies are set to take effect that would reduce deficits and debt, but in...