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.
CATO Event: "Disability Insurance: The New Welfare?"
Yesterday, the CATO Institute hosted a panel discussion featuring CATO Senior Fellow Jagadeesh Gokhale, MIT economics professor David Autor...
RATE Coalition Speaks Out For Corporate Tax Reform
The United States has the highest statutory corporate tax rate in the developed world, but substantial revenues are forgone through a variety of tax...
MedPAC Report Refuels the Need for Medicare Reforms
In its annual June report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) explores a number of reforms that could help improve outcomes...
CBO Estimates the Senate Immigration Bill
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office released two analyses, a cost estimate and an economic analysis, of the Senate's immigration bill -- S.744...
The Debt Won't Magically Solve Itself
Over the past few weeks, we've seen a common argument in favor of turning away from solving our long-term debt problem due to short-term improvements...
Lawmakers Not Giving Up on Medicare Reforms
While the latest Medicare Trustees report showed slightly improved projections, the long-term challenges of health care cost growth and population...
Hiatt: The Progressive Case for Entitlement Reform
Entitlement reform remains essential to the creation of a fiscally sustainable future, but it has been hard for lawmakers to agree on policies to do...
Holtz-Eakin: Medicare Still Needs Reform
The recent slowdown of health care spending growth is one of the more positive developments in the budget over the past few years. Despite the...
Stimulus Provisions Updated: Extended or Not?
The economic stimulus package enacted in 2009 is now four years behind us. According to recovery.gov, $796 billion has been disbursed as of the end of...
Line Items: Storms Edition
Weathering the Storms – Stormy weather has wreaked havoc on much of the country recently, including Washington. Meanwhile, storms of a different...
IMF Emphasizes Need Smarter Deficit Reduction Strategy
After finishing its preliminary annual review of the U.S., the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the U.S. could spur additional economic...
MY VIEW: Gene Steuerle June 2013
At times, the fiscal debate can be confusing, as it is often set up as a simplistic contest between an argument for austerity against an argument for...