Budget Simulator
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Line Items: Late Filing Edition
Taxing Time – This week was initially about the federal tax filing deadline, but the tragedies in Boston and Texas have shifted attention away from...
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The Concord Coalition and Next 10 Release Budget Simulator
Today, the Concord Coalition and Next 10 released a new budget simulator that allows participants to choose for themselves how to reduce our...
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Public Indicates Support for Defense Cuts
At Wonkblog, Suzy Khimm points to a study done by the Stimson Center that polled Americans about how large the defense budget should be. The study...
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Line Items: Star Wars Edition
A Galaxy Far, Far Away – Friday was Stars Wars Day, the annual observance of the popular movie series that plays on the date, as in May the Fourth (be...
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A Social Solution for Social Security
Last week’s report from the Social Security Trustees laid out the challenges facing the vital program. The largest federal program began running...
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Different Approaches to the Simulator
David Lawder of Reuters has featured our recently updated budget simulator in an excellent piece about the challenges of cutting the debt. The...
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Americans Have Their Say in Reducing the National Debt
The politicians don't seem to want to budge on the budget, but our simulator is allowing the public to nudge them along. The results from the...
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CRFB’s Simulator: A Tool for Fixing the Budget
To hear the news coming out of Washington, finding the route to fiscal stability can be pretty hopeless as our leaders all steer in different...
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A Short History of CRFB's Budget Simulators
Congressional Quarterly's John Cranford has a nice profile of CRFB's " Stabilize the Debt " budget simulator. If you have not done so already, it is...
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The New York Times's Own Budget Simulator
The New York Times released their own " budget puzzle " over the weekend, allowing users to try to eliminate the primary deficit (the deficit...
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Dallas Morning News Readers Try the Stabilize the Debt Simulator
Our Stabilize the Debt budget simulator , which allows users to try their hand at deficit reduction, has become an important tool for understanding...
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Decision Time
The new fiscal year has begun without a budget blueprint or any spending guidance enacted; the fiscal year 2010 deficit has been pegged at around $1.3...