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The Fiscal Speed Bumps Ahead: After the Debt Ceiling
Read moreLast month, we highlighted the “fiscal speed bumps” resulting from the fiscal cliff deal. With the signing of the bill which temporarily waived the...
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What's Changed Since August?
Read moreIn CBO’s latest Budget and Economic Outlook, much has changed since their August baseline. As we explain in our report on the February baseline, the...
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The Economic Benefits of Deficit Reduction
Read moreOn the same day they released their February Baseline projection, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a companion report on Macroeconomic...
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The Economic Outlook in CBO's New Budget Baseline
Read moreCBO's new budget baseline released yesterday relies on its own economic projections over the next decade. After comparing their economic projections...
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CRFB Releases Analysis of CBO's February Baseline
Read moreCBO's release of its annual Budget and Economic Outlook is a treasure trove of information, sometimes not easily digestible. To help put all that...
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It's Showtime: CBO's New Budget and Economic Projections
Read moreFor 49ers and Ravens fans, the Super Bowl was the big game of the 2012 NFL season. For budget wonks, today is that day, as CBO has released its budget...
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Op-Ed: No Budget, No Pay - No Deal, No Break
Read morePolitico | February 5, 2013 Believe it or not, Democrats and Republicans sometimes come together and do something positive in Washington, and that has...
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More Economists in Favor of Smart Debt Reduction
Read moreA recent blog post by International Monetary Fund (IMF) economists Carlo Cottarelli and Philip Gerson on the IMF Direct blog highlights the importance...
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Op-Ed: A Compromise For the Nation
Read moreThe Hill | February 2, 2013 The president says he is going to spend the first few months of his second term traveling the country attacking...
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Doing More Than Just Hitting the Target
Read moreOur blog yesterday noted that the debate over stimulus versus deficit reduction is much more nuanced than is often portrayed. Although these positions...
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MY VIEW: Rudy Penner February 2013
Read moreIn a Tax Policy Center blog, Urban Institute fellow and former CBO director Rudy Penner makes the case for going beyond the amount of deficit...