Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Op-Ed: Social Security Needs to be Fixed. So Just Do It.
CNN Money | March 7, 2011 If there is one thing we know in "Budgetworld," it's that the largest entitlement programs have to be reformed. Social...
Op-Ed: Spending Cuts Aren't Enough. It's Time to Fix the Budget.
CNN Money | February 28, 2011 President Obama's budget was such a tremendous letdown and a massive punt, I have to wonder if part of the White House's...
Op-Ed: It's Time for a Fiscal Turnaround Plan
CNN Money | February 14, 2011 President Obama is right when he says that public investments need to be a central part of the nation's economic growth...
Op-Ed: No More Excuses on Debt, Mr. Obama
CNN Money | February 8, 2011 Anyone looking for serious fiscal leadership from President Obama in his State of the Union Address could have been...
CRFB Analysis of CBO’s January 2011 Baseline
CBO now projects the 2011 deficit to reach a record-breaking $1.5 trillion, and increased its deficit projections over the 2011-2020 period by $1.4...
Op-Ed: Time for Obama to Get Bold on the Debt
CNN Money | January 24, 2011 Big speech, tonight, sir. I have a plea: Focus on large and specific proposals to truly fix the budget. Please. First...