Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
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Op-Ed: 'Fix the Debt' Campaign Comes to Idaho
Coeur d'Alene Press | August 16, 2012 With the election season moving into higher gear and a “fiscal cliff” on the economic horizon, the American...
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Report: Between a Mountain of Debt and a Fiscal Cliff: Finding a Smart Path Forward
Updated 7/16/2012: At the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013, several policies are set to take effect that would reduce deficits and debt, but in...
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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...
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Report: Understanding Dynamic Scoring
Download a 2-page summary of this document, published December 2014.
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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...