Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Op-Ed: A Debt Fix to Believe In
CNN Money | December 6, 2010 It was a gut wrenching roller-coaster ride of a week for anyone who followed the deliberations and votes of the Bowles...
10 Themes Emerging from the New Debt Reduction Plans
In recent weeks, a number of plans have been released, recommending specific policies to deal with our fiscal challenges and to bring our debt back...
Op-Ed: Stop Whining About Bowles-Simpson. Let's Make It Better
CNN Money | November 15, 2010 Commentary: Maya MacGuineas is the director of the fiscal policy program at the New America Fou ndation. The draft plan...
Op-Ed: Put off Retirement
New York Times | November 14, 2010 Maya MacGuineas is the president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and director of the Fiscal...
Op-Ed: Finally, Good News On The National Debt
AOL News | November 11, 2010 It's not every day that the country receives some encouraging news on the deficit and debt front. But Wednesday just so...
Getting Back in the Black
In Getting Back in the Black, the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform calls on policymakers to reform the federal budget process in order to help...
Op-Ed: Dear Speaker Boehner
CNN Money | November 3, 2010 Commentary: Maya MacGuineas is the director of the fiscal policy program at the New America Fou ndation. Welcome to the...
Op-Ed: Britain's Austerity: 4 Lessons For Washington
CNN Money | October 25, 2010 Commentary: Maya MacGuineas is the director of the fiscal policy program at the New America Foundation. The Brits sure...
Op-Ed: How To Avoid A Debt Doomsday
CNN Money | October 17, 2010 Commentary: Maya MacGuineas is the director of the fiscal policy program at the New America Foundation. Here is a scary...
Op-Ed: Dear Congress: Don't Blow It On Bush Tax Cuts
CNN Money | October 12, 2010 Commentary: Maya MacGuineas is the director of the fiscal policy program at the New America Foundation. Ahem. Excuse me...