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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.
Why the President's Last Budget Will Matter
With the release of the President's FY 2017 budget, it is common for reporters and observers to say that the budget is dead on arrival on Capitol Hill...
CBO's Analysis of the Distribution of Taxes
In an appearance on C-SPAN this morning, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas referenced a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis that shows that high...
What's New in the President's FY 2017 Budget
The final budget of the Obama Presidency continues a mix of long-standing policies (including a few that have been in all eight budgets) and policies...
CRFB Publishes Paper on President's FY 2017 Budget
President Obama released his final budget proposal yesterday, and we released a short paper that analyzes its major policy proposals. This budget...
Five Takeaways from the President's Final Budget
Moments ago, President Obama released the final budget of his presidency. In the coming hours, days, and weeks, CRFB will be publishing analysis of...
Robert L. Bixby and Maya MacGuineas: Candidates need credible solutions to fix the debt
Robert L. Bixby, executive director of the Concord Coalition, and Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and...
Moving on Up: Interest Costs in the CBO Baseline
With the Congressional Budget Office releasing its final baseline last week, we know the dire fiscal future facing the country. Thanks to policymakers...
Preview of the President's Budget
The President has released a preview of the spending priorities in his FY17 budget, most of which are new although some were proposed in previous...
Clinton's Taxes on the Wealthy, Explained
Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has proposed several new taxes that would raise taxes on the wealthy...
Analysis of the Sanders Single-Payer Offsets
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released the outline of a plan to move to a single-payer health care system in the U.S...
How Lawmakers Could Make the Budget Outlook Even Worse
CBO's summary of its budget outlook included a short summary of the long-term debt outlook, which showed debt rising continuously and eventually...
How Much Would Sen. Bernie Sanders's Single-Payer Plan Cost?
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) recently released arguably his most ambitious policy proposal yet, to move to a single...