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.
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MY VIEW: David Walker September 18, 2013
Many are pessimistic about whether Congress will be able to meaningfully address our countries debt challenges this fall, especially with the...
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Streaming Live: Defining Moments for the Debt
This morning, at 9 AM Eastern time at the Capitol Visitors Center, CRFB will host " Defining Moments for the Debt," an event which will discuss the...
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CRFB's Breakdown of the Long-Term Outlook
CBO's Long-Term Budget Outlook is a sizeable 126-page document with tons of facts and figures, and an accompanying spreadsheet with even more data. In...
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CBO Releases Long-Term Budget Outlook
It's here — CBO has released its updated long-term baseline. Since December, many commentators have attempted to see where we stand since the fiscal...
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SGR Bill a Good Start but More Can Be Done for Less
The Congressional Budget Office, on Friday, estimated that the Energy & Commerce Committee’s (E&C) bill to permanently replace the flawed Sustainable...
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MY VIEW: Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson September 2013
We are now another week closer to a possible government showdown, and still no viable solution has emerged. But while a deal may have not come...
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As the Fed Meets, CRFB Quantifies Interest Rate Risk Facing the Budget
Beginning tomorrow, the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed's interest rate setting and deliberative body that meets eight times a year -- will...
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TOMORROW: Former U.S. Comptroller Dave Walker to Hold Final Comeback America Initiative Event
Tomorrow, former U.S. Comptroller General and CRFB Board Member Dave Walker will hold an event at the National Press Club to mark the ending the...
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Event Recap: National Journal Fiscal Fallout Summit
Yesterday, National Journal hosted " Fiscal Fallout: What is 'Responsible' in Today's Fiscal Reality," a policy summit convening experts to discuss...
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Tax Break-Down Series Gathering Attention
Our new series, " The Tax-Break Down," continues to look into the costs associated with specific tax breaks, the arguments for and against them, and...
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Budget Director: We Still Have a Long-Term Debt Problem
Reading the news these days, you might think our debt problem has been solved: the federal deficit has been revised downward and is falling to its...
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Moment of Truth Project Releases Policy Paper on Medicare Delivery and Payment System Reforms
The current volume-based reimbursement that pervades America’s health care system encourages more, not better, care and is driving up spending at an...