Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Report: CBO’s Long-Term Budget Outlook
Correction: This paper originally stated that the Social Security trust fund is projected to be exhausted in 2033. The combined Social Security and...
Report: Understanding Dynamic Scoring
Download a 2-page summary of this document, published December 2014.
Op-Ed: Social Security Disability System Is Broken
The Hill | May 1, 2012 Since the Social Security Trustees report was released last week, we’ve heard a lot about the year 2033. That’s the year when...
Op-Ed: How About a Presidential Debate On Hard Fiscal Issues?
RealClearMarkets | April 24, 2012 We have already absorbed more campaigning from the Republican contenders than most people can stand. We have also...
Op-Ed: US Must Address Its Balance Sheet
The Hill | April 17, 2012 It is fitting, and perhaps ironic, that today is both Tax Day and Financial Literacy Day. Taxes and finances are intimately...