Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Staff Working Paper #1: Budget Concepts
This paper looks at the 1967 President’s Commission on Budget Concepts and which concepts need to be re-visited by the Peterson-Pew Commission on...
Analysis of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Today, the President signed the stimulus bill into law. The fiscal stimulus includes $501 billion in increased spending and $286 billion in tax cuts...
Comparing the Stimulus Packages
The House stimulus bill costs roughly $820 billion over ten years, while the Senate bill costs $838 billion. Most notably, the Senate version includes...
Who Bails Out the US Government?: No One. We Have to Avert the Need for that by Reprioritizing Now.
Christian Science Monitor | November 5, 2008 Washington - Just as homeowners and financial firms have been living beyond their means, so, too, has the...
Fiscal Crisis Will Greet New president
San Antonio Express-News | October 31, 2008 The new president will face many challenges, but the critical budget problems of our country top the list...
Guide to Health Care: The 2008 Presidential Election
One of the most pressing issues facing policymakers in the United State is rising health care costs. Cost growth is putting ongoing stress on the...
Promises Promises: A Fiscal Voter Guide to the 2008 Election
The United States faces serious fiscal challenges. Large budget deficits have returned, and shifting demographics along with growing health care costs...
Deep Federal-Deficit Hole? Stop Digging!
MinnPost | October 27, 2008 With the cost of the "financial system bailout," the budget deficit may well reach an astronomical $1 trillion this coming...