Papers

View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.

Aug 20, 2015

The Gathering Storm: Fiscal Clouds Amass This Fall

In early 2015, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) warned of the upcoming Fiscal Speed Bumps, explaining “lawmakers will face a...

Aug 13, 2015

Social Security

Debunking 8 Social Security Myths on Its 80th Birthday

August 14 marks the 80th birthday of the Social Security program, which was established in the Social Security Act of 1935. Over the past 80 years...

Aug 6, 2015

Budgets & Projections

Social Security

Other Spending

Taxes

Fiscal FactCheck: 16 Budget Myths to Watch Out For in the 2016 Campaign

Update: The original version of this paper had a mathematical typo, saying that Medicare beneficiaries get, on average, 350% more out of the program...

Jul 22, 2015

Social Security

Report: Analysis of the 2015 Social Security Trustees' Report

Today, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the financial health of the programs. Although these projections...

Jun 25, 2015

Budgets & Projections

The Better Budget Process Initiative: Strengthening Statutory Budget Enforcement

For additional budget process resources including specific options for reform, visit our Better Budget Process Initiative home page.

Jun 16, 2015

Budgets & Projections

Report: The 2015 CBO Long-Term Budget Outlook

Jun 9, 2015

Budgets & Projections

Avoiding Budget Gimmicks Chartbook: 2015

For additional budget process resources including specific options for reform, visit our Better Budget Process Initiative home page. A previous...

May 21, 2015

Other Spending

Op-Ed: Paving the Way for Sustainable Highway Financing

RealClearPolicy | May 21, 2015 Congress faces yet another deadline, and yet again is set to stall. This time, there literally could be a bumpy road...