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.
AP's Ohlemacher Presents Social Security Options
Last week, Social Security celebrated its 77th birthday. But with the surplus in the trust fund due to be exhausted by 2033, its next 77 years face...
Ripon Forum Features Simpson-Bowles Plan
Is the Simpson-Bowles plan where the budget debate will eventually end up? The latest edition of the Ripon Forum seems to think so, making the plan...
Crapo and Simpson Host Discussion on the Federal Debt
This afternoon Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID) will join CRFB President Maya MacGuineas in a public discussion at the...
Gregg and Rendell Urge Lawmakers to Fix the Debt
In an op-ed in POLITICO, Campaign to Fix the Debt co-chairs Judd Gregg and Ed Rendell introduce the Campaign and explain its purpose. They start off...
Fiscal Fact Checker: What did President Obama do to Medicare?
A recent advertisement from the Romney-Ryan campaign claims that “Obama Cut $716 billion from Medicare… to pay for Obamacare.” It continues by...
Jared Bernstein Agrees -- There is No Free Lunch
Nearly a month ago, we tried to dispel the claim that due to low interest rates, borrowing was essentially a free lunch. As we explained at the time...
My View: Maya MacGuineas August 2012
Yesterday in the Coeur d'Alene Press, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas wrote an op-ed touting the Campaign to Fix the Debt and its upcoming stop in...
Auto Bailout Cost Rises
Even though the bailout measures past during the recession have, for the most part, ended, cost estimates for many of the bailout programs are still...
Comparing the Ryan Plan to...the Ryan Plan
There has been much discussion over the "Ryan Plan" since the House Budget Chairman was selected by Governor Romney to be his running-mate. However...
For Its 77th Birthday, Let’s Give Social Security Another 77 years
Seventy seven years ago today, the Social Security Act was signed into law. Over the life of the program, it has provided generations of Americans...
Washington Post Editorial: The dangerous myths at the heart of political parties’ fiscal policies
Today, the Washington Post editorial board offers an insightful commentary on the current fiscal debate playing out between both political parties, as...