Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
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Averting a Fiscal Crisis
CRFB has compiled a brief background on the scope of our nation's fiscal challenges and the drivers of our debt and deficits, while outlining some of...
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Background and Summary of Fiscal Commission Plan
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Op-Ed: How to Add Teeth to Obama's Plan for a Debt Failsafe
Washington Post | April 29, 2011 In his recent it’s-time-to-get-serious-on-the-budget speech, President Obama introduced his idea for a debt fail-safe...
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Fiscal Commission Questions & Answers
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Op-Ed: Debt Reduction--The Voters Are Ready. Is Washington?
CNN Money | April 11, 2011 They did it! They kept the government open! Tourists can still see the pandas. Hooray! The White House is trying to spin...