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.
Weakening the SALT Cap Would be a Costly Mistake
According to press reports, policymakers are considering changes to the $10,000 state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap as part of their efforts to...
Putting Numbers to TCJA Dynamic Feedback Estimates
As we have pointed out before, extending the various individual and estate tax provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) beyond their scheduled...
CBO’s “Other Mandatory” Savings Options
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released its Options for Reducing the Deficit, outlining 76 policy options to reduce the deficit. Most...
Maya MacGuineas on Bloomberg TV's "Balance of Power"
Committee president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Bloomberg's "Balance of Power" to discuss President-elect Trump's comments on the debt...
Chris Towner: It’s Time To Get Serious About The Federal Budget Deficit
Chris Towner is the policy director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion piece for the Carolina Journal...
Top 13 Fiscal Charts of 2024
It was a busy year for fiscal policy in 2024, with a big focus on the presidential election. In addition to releasing a few major papers, we also...
John Kasich: It’s finally time to tackle the national debt
John Kasich is a former governor of Ohio, former congressman representing the state, and director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget...
Reflections on the 2024 Ed Lorenzen Fiscal Internship
By Olabisi Omoniyi-Alake The time that I have spent working at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) has been a transformative...
Maya MacGuineas: The Biggest Budget Deadline No One Has Heard Of
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece for the Washington Examiner , an...
Options to Raise Tariff Revenue
Note: (02/13/2025) We are updating our estimate for Reciprocal Tariffs on Countries that Impose Tariffs on U.S. Exports; it has been removed in the...
Kent Conrad: The Conrad Rule is the Answer to our Budget Reconciliation Woes
Kent Conrad is a former senator, former Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, and a director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He...
Medicaid Savings Options
The Medicaid program – a joint federal-state program that provides health care to low-income populations – is projected to cost the federal government...