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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Don't Take the Health Exclusion Off the Table
Recently, there has been some discussion of taking the employer-sponsored health exclusion off the table in tax reform. But for those interested in...
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MY VIEW: Tim Penny July 2013
Yesterday, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) and Representative Dave Camp (R-MI) kicked off their summer tour of the country in order to bring the tax reform...
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OMB Releases 2014 Mid-Session Review
Today, the Office of Management and Budget released its Mid-Session Review, revised estimates of the President's 2014 budget incorporating legislative...
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Gene Steuerle: The Baucus-Hatch “Blank Slate” Approach to Tax Reform Could Be Revolutionary
The lead up to July 4th brought an exciting development in fiscal policy discussions: a commitment from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus...
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MY VIEW: Bill Frenzel July 2013
In a Brookings Institution piece, CRFB board member and former Representative Bill Frenzel (R-MN) addressed the next biggest item emerging on the...
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Rivlin Warns More Work is Needed on Debt and Deficits
Former CBO director and CRFB board member Alice Rivlin was interviewed by the Fiscal Times Sunday on the state of our budget and economy. Rivlin...
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What the Delay of the ACA's Employer Mandate Means for the Budget
Yesterday, the Obama administration announced the one-year delay of a key provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires coverage reporting and...
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New Estimates of Immigration Reform: What They Say
Both the Social Security Chief Actuary and the CBO have already weighed in on the Senate's immigration reform bill, showing that it would give a short...
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GAO Finds Low Effective Corporate Tax Rates
As the tax reform debate begins to heat up again, a new report released by the General Accountability Office (GAO) contributes some telling...
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Appropriations Update: Sequester Looms Large in the Process
The appropriations process is usually arduous, but this year may be even more so. The largest disagreement between the Senate and House, which is...
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CRFB Board Member William Gray Passes Away
CRFB board member and former Pennsylvania Congressman William H. Gray III passed away Monday in London, England. Rev. Gray was 71 years old. Rev. Gray...
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Are Energy Tax Expenditures Effective at Reducing Emissions?
In 2010 and 2011, the federal government "spent" nearly $50 billion in revenue on energy tax expenditures. But are these provisions actually achieving...