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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.
On Social Security’s 79th Birthday, CRFB Releases Updated "Social Security Reformer"
It was on this day 79 years ago that President Franklin Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act of 1935. While lawmakers have expanded the...
Maya MacGuineas: The Long-Term Answer to Inversions? Tax Reform.
Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote a commentary that appeared in the Wall Street Journal Washington...
CRFB's MacGuineas Dispels Five Social Security Myths
In an op-ed that appeared in several papers, including the Providence Journal, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas dispelled five myths about Social...
How to Get a Balanced Budget in Ten Years
In a New York Times article describing Republican plans if they re-take Congress next year, reporter Carl Hulse cited CRFB, saying that "balancing the...
Reports Question Effectiveness of New Markets Tax Credit
Both the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Senator Tom Coburn's (R-OK) office have released new reports on a tax credit that rewards banks...
MY VIEW: Maya MacGuineas August 12 2014
Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote an op-ed distributed via McCatchy wire service that appeared in...
Updating the Cost of Delay for Social Security
Click here to read the original paper on the cost of delay for Social Security. Click here to see an updated version of this analysis for 2015. The...
2014 Medicare Spending Growth Picking Up But Still Low
CBO's July Monthly Budget Review brings us ten months into the fiscal year, and it's time to update our tracking of the slow growth of Medicare so far...
Fiscal Speed Bumps Will Force Action Later This Year
Before leaving town for August recess, Congress passed additional VA funding and a short-term patch to the Highway Trust Fund. However, more deadlines...
Same Sex Marriage Won’t Alter Social Security Predictions Much
In the recent Social Security Trustees report, the issue of same sex marriage made a surprising appearance. Without calling much attention to it, the...
JCT Identifies $1.2 Trillion in Tax Breaks This Year
As lawmakers fight over whether to extend and expand expired tax breaks or create new ones, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) this week updated...
Rep. Larson Proposes Social Security Reform
Rep. John Larson (D-CT) earlier in the summer unveiled his plan to reform Social Security, a plan that has now been evaluated by the Social Security...