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.
Another Proposal to Extend the Payroll Tax Cut and Other Policies
Finding a way to extend the payroll tax cut, along with the many other expiring provisions this year, continues to be a dominating issue for Congress...
House Budget Committee Releases Budget Reform Points
Today, the House Budget Committee released a budget reform proposal consisting of ten different pieces of legislation. The package intends to address...
Eurozone Challenges Should Give Pause to U.S. Lawmakers
Europe's worsening debt crisis--notably Italy's--should serve as a warning to the United States of what can happen to an otherwise steady, solvent...
Spotlight on the States: Internet Sales Tax
Breaking from traditional posts in our Spotlight on the States series, this blog focuses not on one state's budget, but on an issue that directly...
‘Line’ Items: Bowl Edition
Bowled Over – The all-knowing BCS computers have chosen LSU and Alabama to contend for the college football championship. Both teams are familiar foes...
Senate Working to Extend Payroll Tax Cut
Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) unveiled another proposal for how to both extend and expand the payroll tax cuts and pay for them...
‘Go Big’ Goes On
There has been lots of attention recently on the ‘ Go Big’ campaign and what comes next. The latest comes from a National Journal article that begins...
First Anniversary of the Fiscal Commission's Final Report, The Moment of Truth
Today marks the first anniversary of the release of The Moment of Truth, the final report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and...
Today's Fiscal Debate: The Good and the Bad
In the wake of the Super Committee being unable to recommend a package of savings, many other lawmakers have been stepping in to fill the void on debt...
Bipartisan Push in House for Expedited Rescission Authority
Today, Reps. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the two leading members of the House Budget Committee, introduced a bill to give the...
Sen. Portman to Propose Corporate Tax Reform Early Next Year
At an American Enterprise Institute event yesterday, Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that he will unveil a plan to reform the corporate tax code in...
Paying for Any Payroll Tax Cuts
Later this week, Senate majority leader Harry Reid is expected to hold a vote on the two largest components of President Obama’s jobs bill, totaling...