Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
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The Cost of "Current Policy"
The CBO recently projected a ten-year deficit of $7.1 trillion using a "current law" baseline. But these numbers may prove to be optimistic. CRFB...
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Wake Up, America! We Need a Fiscal Recovery Plan
Roll Call | July 22, 2009 With all the exhausting economic challenges America faces today, we all might be inclined to put the alarm clock on snooze...
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Staff Working Paper #7: Budgeting for the Long-Term
With the retirement of the baby boom generation drawing closer, concerns about the sustainability of current policies have become critical elements of...
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Options to Pay for Health Care Reform
One of President Obama’s central campaign promises was to reform the national health care system. Existing plans to do so, however, are likely to cost...