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.
Spotlight on the States: Wisconsin
Given the recent events in Wisconsin, we decided that the Spotlight on the States series should take a brief trip over to the Badger State. Like the...
‘Line’ Items: Stopgaps, Limits, Higher Powers and the Moment of Truth
Lots of Stopgaps, Little in Closing the Fiscal Gap – Washington averted a government shutdown last week by agreeing on a two-week continuing...
CNN MONEY EXCLUSIVE: Social Security Needs to be Fixed - So Just Do It
In her latest commentary for CNN Money, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas focuses on the need to reform Social Security. While there has been some...
Congresswoman Lummis Introduces Bill to Gradually Raise the Retirement Age
CRFB would like to give much praise to Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) for introducing a bill to gradually raise both the Social Security full...
TPC Looks at the Mortgage Interest Deduction
In a recent analysis of the second largest tax expenditure in the tax code--the mortgage interest deduction--the Tax Policy Center finds that most...
Biden to Meet with Congressional Leaders about Budget
One day after President Obama signed a bill to avert - for at least 2 more weeks - a federal government shutdown, Vice President Joe Biden will meet...
Lawmakers Avert Government Shut-Down, But Challenges Still Remain
In a vote of 91 to 9, the Senate has passed the House-crafted two-week continuing resolution (CR) to keep government doors open. Yesterday, this bill...
Upcoming Events
It's a busy time in the budget world, so everyone make sure to mark your calendars for two very exciting upcoming events happening next week! On...
Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Tax Reform
Today, the Senate Finance Committee had its first in a series of hearings for the coming year about reforming our tax code. Senate Finance Committee...
GAO Report Finds Billions in Potential Savings
Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a comprehensive review of all federal programs in an effort to promote greater efficiency...
How Interest Rates Could Affect Deficits and Debt
Interest rates have an enormous effect on how much we pay each year on servicing our debt. In the Budget and Economic Outlook from January, CBO...
Spotlight on the States: Florida
This week, our Spotlight on the States series heads down south to beautiful and sunny Florida, a state that has faced its share of budget woes. The...