Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
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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...
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My View: Declaring Fiscal Independence
Mankato Free Press | July 2, 2009 As we prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July, many Americans are beginning to wonder whether we’ll ever be...