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.
Competing Outlines Emerge from the Super Committee
We talked yesterday about a roughly $3 trillion plan offered by Democrats on the Super Committee that would represent a "go big" approach to debt...
Business Roundtable and Partnership for New York City Urge Super Committee to Go Big
Two business groups today urged the Super Committee to not only approve of a deal before its deadline next month, but to also go beyond its mandate of...
Super Committee Democrats Offer (Possible) "Go Big" Plan
Recently, there have a plethora of media accounts and interviews asking policymakers whether they believe the Super Committee will be able to achieve...
Elmendorf Joins the Announcement Effect Club
At today’s Super Committee hearing, each of the twelve members had the chance to address CBO Director Doug Elmendorf on issues related to...
Super Committee Makes a Public Appearance
Today, the Super Committee will hold its first public hearing in over a month. As the weeks have gone by, anticipation has built about the prospects...
Rick Perry's Plan for Taxes and Economic Growth
Earlier today, Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry announced details of his " Cut, Balance and Grow" plan for spending and...
"Let Us Not Fail in the 21st"
We receive a fair amount of e-mails from concerned citizens every day, be it questions, concerns, comments, or just general thoughts. Every so often...
Line Items: Fall Classic Edition
Play Ball, Please – Baseball’s World Series is under way and it is a classic contest between evenly matched teams that could go either way. Meanwhile...
Two More Calls for the U.S. to Tackle Its Debt
Two recent warnings over the United States' fiscal outlook are worth taking a look at. First, Bank of America Merrill Lynch released a report last...
Some Mythbusting of Our Own
You might have seen a piece featured in The Nation last week arguing “How the Austerity Class Rules Washington,” noting in the very first line how the...
MY VIEW: Perspectives on the Tax Reform Act of 1986
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 turned 25 on Saturday, prompting a number of commentators to write their perspective on the reform. We will highlight three...
The Importance of Shared Sacrifice
As is well-known by now, the growth in entitlement programs fueled by rising health care costs and an aging population threatens an ever-increasing...