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.
Line Items: Tax Edition
Tax Reform Cometh…Eventually – Today is Tax Day, when federal tax returns are due. Procrastinators have DC Emancipation Day, a holiday in the District...
The 2013 Budget Process Moves Forward...Sort Of
The House Republican budget resolution included reconciliation instructions to six committees to find $261 billion in savings over ten years intended...
Are We In For a (Tax) Cliff Hanger?
In honor of Tax Day on Tuesday, we will be doing blogs this week about the current shape of the tax code and what can be done to fix it. Our first...
Gregg: Reconvene Simpson-Bowles Commission
With the fiscal cliff approaching and no solution yet emerging, former Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) has an interesting idea: bring back the Fiscal...
News Flash: The Purpose of Taxes Is to Pay for Government
Matt Miller and Ezra Klein wrote op-eds on Wednesday with a very similar message: neither party is doing themselves or the country any favor with...
Trust Funds and the Budget
Charles Blahous's paper on the Affordable Care Act has sparked a lot of buzz, leading to some discussion about "double-counting" the Medicare savings...
Economics of the Fiscal Cliff
Our recent paper on the fiscal cliff details the short-term or longer-term economic problems that the country will face if lawmakers either allow...
A Short History of CRFB's Budget Simulators
Congressional Quarterly's John Cranford has a nice profile of CRFB's " Stabilize the Debt" budget simulator. If you have not done so already, it is...
Budgetary and Tax Impact of the 'Buffett Rule'
With the "Buffett Rule" set to get a vote in the Senate next week, we felt it was a good time to take a more in-depth look at the proposed policy --...
Want to Solve the Budget Crisis?
Are you interested in working at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget? If so, we may have a position for you. CRFB is seeking to fill three...
The Affordable Care Act and the HI Trust Fund
Update: Charles Blahous has posted a response to his critics here . Charles Blahous, a Social Security and Medicare Trustee, has released a new report...
Donald Marron Looks at the Current Size of Tax Expenditures
Tax Policy Center president Donald Marron has a brief in Tax Notes that shows that spending on tax expenditures are higher than the commonly reported...