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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Tracker Updated With Two Plans From Last Week
We have updated our tracker of recommendations to the Super Committee with two plans that came out last Wednesday. The first is by the Congressional...
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Social Security COLA Increase
Social Security beneficiaries will see a raise in their benefits next year, resulting from a 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase...
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Democrats Target Oil and Other Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Yesterday, a group of 14 Senate Democrats sent a letter to the Super Committee, urging them to eliminate oil subsidies for the top five oil companies...
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Growing Support for Go Big
For the past several weeks, we have been urging the Super Committee to Go Big on deficit-reduction and exceed its savings mandate of $1.5 trillion...
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Presidential Candidate Ron Paul Releases Budget Proposal
Yesterday, presidential candidate and Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) released his budget blueprint for what would be his first term in office, which he...
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Last Minute Recommendations to the Super Committee
Update: The House and Senate Agricultural Committees sent a bicameral, bipartisan letter to the Super Committee on Friday, promising a $23 billion...
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‘Line’ Items: Fall Colors Edition
Leaves of Change – The colors of fall draw many sightseers to view nature’s beauty. Yet, it is important to recognize that behind the changing leaves...
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CLASS Act Fades Away
The CLASS Act, the new long-term care program enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act, has been dropped, as the Obama Administration has struggled...
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House Democratic Caucus Submits Recommendations
With only a day left for Committees to send recommendations to the Super Committee, the House Democrats decided to take an omnibus approach. Letters...
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Spotlight on the States: New Jersey
With federal budget news in a bit of a holding pattern until next month, we return to our Spotlight on the States blog series with a discussion of New...
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CRFB President Maya MacGuineas and Board Member Douglas Holtz-Eakin Testify on Medicare Reform
On Wednesday, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas and CRFB board member Douglas Holtz-Eakin testified in front of the Senate Special Committee on Aging on...
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Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Plan
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's economic plan received a lot of attention at Tuesday night's debate. Regardless of what one thinks...