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.
Al Simpson and Erskine Bowles on Meet The Press
While the American Taxpayer Relief Act has put off worries about the fiscal cliff for a month, it is clear that we missed a clear opportunity to do...
‘Line’ Items: New Year, Old Battles Edition
Should Old Reluctance Be Forgot? – A new year and a new Congress have been ushered in. However, hopes for putting behind the fighting and foot...
Eight Things You Didn't Know Were In the Fiscal Cliff Deal
The American Taxpayer Relief Act has been discussed at length in the news and on this blog, but much of the discussion has been focused on the big...
The Post-Deal Long Term Outlook
So far, we have analyzed the fiscal cliff deal by looking at the good, the bad, and the ugly in the package, showing what the deal does to the budget...
Washington’s Gift for the New Year: Another Kicked Can
Today, CRFB put out a release, " Washington's Gift for the New Year: Another Kicked Can," on the fiscal cliff deal and previous missed opportunities...
The Economic Effects of Avoiding (Much of) the Fiscal Cliff
Update: CBO confirmed our numbers today, finding a remaining fiscal contraction of about 1 1/4 percent . The American Taxpayer Relief Act which...
Credit Rating Agencies and IMF Say More Needs to Be Done
With President Obama's signing of the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), lawmakers have avoided most of the upfront hit of the fiscal cliff but have...
How Does the Budget Look Now?
After a tense few days, or weeks for that matter, lawmakers have enacted a fiscal cliff package -- the American Taxpayer Relief Act. With budget...
The House Passes the Fiscal Cliff Deal
Last night, the House passed the fiscal cliff package already agreed upon by the Senate, by a 257-167 vote. Now the bill is headed to the White House...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in the Fiscal Cliff Package
Last night, the Senate voted on and approved a package to avert most components of the fiscal cliff, which we took a preliminary review of last night...
What We Know About the Possible Fiscal Cliff Deal
It appears both sides are quite close to a deal that would avert (or at least quickly reverse) the fiscal cliff. Although negotiations remain ongoing...
Meet the Farm Bill Cliff
While most of the country is focused on the fiscal cliff, The New York Times is reporting on another cliff, this one involving the farm bill. Unlike...