Budget Projections
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CBO Releases Analysis of the President's Budget
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its analysis of the President's FY 2015 budget, applying its own budget baseline and methodology to...
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CRFB's Report on CBO's Analysis of the President's FY 2015 Budget
Read moreCBO has released their analysis of the President's FY 2015 Budget and CFRB released a report summarizing the findings. CBO finds a less optimistic...
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Adding Realistic Assumptions to CBO's Baseline
Read moreCBO's most recent budget projections show debt on an unsustainable path – rising from a post-war record 73 percent of GDP today to 78 percent by 2024...
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CBO Continues to Show Unsustainable Debt Path
Read moreIn advance of the release of their analysis of the President's budget, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has updated their budget baseline for...
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“Long-Term SCORE Act” Introduced Today
Read moreCongressman Reid Ribble (R-WI) and Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI) introduced the Long-Term Studies of Comprehensive Outcomes and Returns for the...
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Taking the Long View on the Ryan Budget
Read moreHouse Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's budget would substantially reduce deficits and debt over ten years, but one remaining question is what the...
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Taking Stock of the Long-Term Fiscal Picture
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) isn't the only agency in town that does long-term projections. The Treasury Department annually releases the...
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Drawing a Realistic Baseline
Read moreCBO's recent budget projections show a much deteriorated budget outlook, with debt now rising faster over the coming decade than previously...
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CBO: The Deficit Will Be About $45 Billion Lower This Year But $1.7 Trillion Higher over Ten Years
Read moreIn May of last year, CBO expected the 2014 deficit to fall to $560 billion from 2013's total of $680 billion. Now, CBO is estimating a deficit of $514...
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CRFB Releases Analysis of CBO's 2014 Budget and Economic Outlook
Read moreYesterday, the Congressional Budget Office released its 2014 Budget and Economic Outlook, serving as a budget baseline for the new year. To help make...
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CBO Shows Deteriorating Budget and Economic Projections
Read moreThe Super Bowl was held last Sunday, and the Olympics are coming up in a few days, but the biggest event this week happened today as CBO released its...
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The Longer We Wait, The Tougher the Choices Become
Read moreIn our recent paper, " Our Long-Term Debt Problems are Very Far From Solved," we showed that while the debt problem may be long-term, solutions need...