Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
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...
Op-Ed: National debt: The ugly facts
CNN Money | January 17, 2011 The facts are ugly. The federal debt, which has averaged less than 40% of the total economy, now represents more than 60%...
Op-Ed: Why GOP Agenda Could Make Things Worse
CNN Money | January 10, 2011 Commentary: Maya MacGuineas is the director of the fiscal policy program at the New America Foundation. There's a new...
Op-Ed: Tax Plan: Get Ready for a Big Debt Hangover
CNN Money | December 13, 2010 What happened!? Just two weeks ago we were celebrating the willingness of the political class -- or at least an...