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Last week we wrote about the introduction of YouCut, a project designed to allow people to vote on spending cuts they would like to see Congress enact...

We are so pleased our Stabilize the Debt! simulator has been met with such a positive response. Thanks for all your emails and thanks Derek, thanks...

Congress may be dropping the budget ball, but CRFB doesn’t intend to – literally. We will be participating in the 2nd Annual Budgetball on the Mall...

There's been a lot of discussion over the past few weeks about spending in the Defense Department, following speeches made by Secretary Robert Gates...

CRFB encourages you to check out our budget simulator: Stabilize the Debt! It's no secret that America's finances are a mess. The problem of our...

With a new government in place, the UK is moving fast to trim their budget deficit. Treasury head George Osborne is expected to announce £6 billion in...

Over the past few weeks, passage of an "extenders" bill has become the top priority of Congress. The bill, HR 4213, finally seems to have a definitive...

Little Resolve for Budget Resolution – Leaders in the House have yet to make a final decision on moving forward with a FY2011 budget resolution. But...

Robert Samuelson has a blunt message for the American public in today's Washington Post: WAKE UP! In his op-ed Samuelson pans the lack of urgency by...

Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The Chicago Tribune noted that for all the attention paid to bank...

U.S. markets continued to be dominated this week by the continuing roller coaster ride from the Greek (and eurozone) debt crisis. More positive U.S...

Next week, House Democrats intend to introduce a package of aid to states, extended unemployement benefits, and tax break extensions. This "must-pass"...