Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
CBO’s Projections Show Need for Smart, “Go Big” Approach: Comparing Major Debt Reduction Plans
CRFB has published an updated version of this comparison chart on its blog, The Bottom Line.
Primary Numbers: The GOP Candidates and the National Debt
The United States faces a number of serious fiscal and economic challenges. Federal budget deficits are projected for the foreseeable future, the...
Budget Slideshow: Averting a Fiscal Crisis - Why America Needs Comprehensive Fiscal Reforms Now
CRFB has compiled an extended version of its "Averting a Fiscal Crisis" PowerPoint that also deals with why America needs a comprehensive fiscal plan...
Op-Ed: How to Pay for the Payroll Tax Cut
The Atlantic | December 12, 2011 A solution to pay for $300 billion of stimulus that doesn't include the words "tax hike" or "spending cut" (Reuters)...
Op-Ed: Debt Reduction Done Right: An Economic Growth Strategy That Will Work
Ripon Forum | November 16, 2011 The coming months will be filled with arguments over whether we as a nation should be focusing on fixing the jobs...