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.
Capital Gains and Tax Reform
Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee held a joint hearing on tax reform and the tax treatment of capital...
McCain Says Leave Everything on the Table
On Bloomberg Government's "Capitol Gains" show, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) endorsed at least the Simpson-Bowles outline as the starting point for...
Fiscal Fact Checker: Simpson-Bowles Raises Revenue
Today on Bloomberg, Edward Lazear -- the former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors under former President George W. Bush -- talked about the...
NPR Breaks Down the Fiscal Cliff
Today, NPR's Planet Money featured a helpful "three and a half graphic" breakdown of the fiscal cliff, relying on CRFB's figures. The piece breaks...
Concord Coalition Honors the Brave 38
Tonight, the Concord Coalition will present their annual Paul E. Tsongas Patriot Award to the Brave 38—the 22 Democratic and the 16 Republican...
Lessons from Canada
The United States is not the only country in the world who has, or is, facing fiscal problems. Our neighbor to the north faced some severe fiscal...
Quantifying the Effects of Uncertainty
We have seen many lawmakers and business leaders claim that the fiscal cliff is holding back the recovery and leading to higher unemployment, and in...
A Healthy Debate on the Medicare Age
A column in The Wall Street Journal today asks "Should the Eligibility Age for Medicare Be Raised?" Taking the " yes" side is CRFB president Maya...
MY VIEW: Maya MacGuineas September 2012
CRFB President Maya MacGuineas writes in today's The Hill that as Congress returns home for another recess, there is plenty of evidence that...
The Concord Coalition and Next 10 Release Budget Simulator
Today, the Concord Coalition and Next 10 released a new budget simulator that allows participants to choose for themselves how to reduce our...
Event Recap: "National Security Implications of America's Debt and Bipartisan Plans to Address the Solution"
The second of four Strengthening of America—Our Children's Future forums was held today on national security and the national debt. The event featured...
MY VIEW: Judd Gregg September 2012
Former Senator and CRFB board member Judd Gregg (R-NH) writes in today's The Hill that former President Bill Clinton's call for bipartisanship may be...