Jan 13, 2022 | Health Care
Build Back Better Drug Reforms Would Lower Costs
The House-passed Build Back Better Act includes several reforms to reduce prescription drug costs for the federal government, seniors, and the...
Blog
Welcome to our blog – The Bottom Line, where you’ll find up-to-date commentary and analysis on the most important news in the fiscal world. Below is a list of our blog posts.
Jan 13, 2022
What Does Student Debt Cancellation Mean for Federal Finances?
We've previously estimated that cancelling all federal...
Jan 12, 2022 | Economics
2021 Inflation Totaled 6.7 Percent
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released Consumer Price Index (CPI)...
Jan 6, 2022 | Taxes
Addressing Tax Expenditures Could Raise Substantial Revenue
While the House and Senate each has put forth...
Jan 6, 2022 | Taxes
Build Your Own Child Tax Credit 2.0
As lawmakers continue to debate if and how to address the recently-expired Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion from the American Rescue Plan, our...
Student Debt Cancellation Resources Page
Overview
Student debt cancellation has gained attention in recent years as a policy proposal to address rising student...
Dec 29, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
Our Top 21 Fiscal Charts of 2021
2021 was a busy year for fiscal policy, which gave us ample opportunities to conduct substantive policy analyses using charts and tables....
Dec 22, 2021 | Budget Process
Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
The next few years will include several predictable fiscal policy deadlines that will force congressional action. Many provisions providing...
Dec 21, 2021 | Taxes
Build Your Own Child Tax Credit
As the year comes to a close, lawmakers continue to discuss if and how to extend the American Rescue Plan's one-year Child Tax Credit (CTC)...
Dec 17, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
CBO Scores the Build Back Better Act
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released cost estimates for...
Dec 11, 2021 | Taxes
SALT Repeal Just Below $1 Million is Still Costly and Regressive
To avoid cutting taxes for households making over $1 million, some...
Dec 10, 2021 | Taxes
Two-Thirds of the “One Percent” Get a Tax Cut Under Build Back Better, Due to SALT Relief
Last month, we showed that...
Dec 10, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
CBO Estimates a Permanent Build Back Better
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released an...
Reducing Build Back Better Inflation Risk
As we recently discussed, the...
Does Build Back Better Cost $1.6 Trillion or $2.4 Trillion?
UPDATE 12/10: Since this analysis was published, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has issued a...
Dec 7, 2021 | Health Care
The Physician Bonus and Medicare Sequester Suspension Should Not be Continued
A lobbying...
What Will Build Back Better Mean for Inflation?
With inflation on track to reach its highest annual rate since 1990, ...
Dec 2, 2021 | Taxes
"Revenue Neutral" SALT Cap Relief is Costly and Regressive
Several senators are apparently pursuing "...
