Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
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Op-Ed: Tax Reform: A Real Possibility and Necessary
Pioneer Press | July 8, 2013 July may be the most important month for tax reform since 1986 -- the last time the tax code was considerably altered. A...
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Chartbook: Avoiding Budget Gimmicks
For more explanation of each of these charts, see the blog Everything You Need to Know About Budget Gimmicks, in 8 Charts Note: This document was...
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Updated Q&A: Everything You Should Know About the Debt Ceiling
Note: We have updated this Q&A. A new version is available here. Attention is turning towards raising the federal debt ceiling, which will be...
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Report: Analysis of CBO’s 2014 Budget and Economic Outlook
Note: The paper's mention of the change in deficits from 2015 to 2024 has been corrected.
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Op-Ed: Helping the Budget $150 Billion at a Time
The Hill | January 14, 2014 By all accounts, 2014 is unlikely to be the year of the grand bargain…or anything close. Neither the President nor any of...
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Op-Ed: Five Facts You Should Know About Social Security
Huffington Post | January 9, 2014 The recent column by Jane White on Social Security reform mischaracterized the position of the Committee for a...
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Op-Ed: Don't Be So Quick To Dismiss The Paul Ryan-Patty Murray Budget Deal
Forbes | December 18, 2013 The Congressional Budget Conference Agreement is a paradox. On its face it is underwhelming. It ignores the pressing long...
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Op-Ed: Budget Deal is Just a Start
Los Angeles Times | December 16, 2013 The budget agreement reached by the House and Senate this week is a small step forward in restoring some sanity...
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Op-Ed: Avoid Budget Gimmicks
zpolitics | December 9, 2013 As the Congressional budget conference committee nears its December 13 deadline for producing a budget agreement, it is...
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Op-Ed: Friday the 13th Approaches
The Hill | December 5, 2013 Friday the 13th has additional significance this year. In addition to being an annual day of caution for superstitious...