Budgets & Projections

The Washington Post has joined the many supporters of using a more accurate measure of inflation, the chained CPI. We've written a paper before about...

In recent weeks, we’ve heard a lot of talk about the fiscal cliff, but little of it has focused on one piece that has caused headaches for lawmakers...

Over the past few weeks we've heard some misleading things about the fiscal cliff and the possible bipartisan plans that could replace the cliff. CRFB...

In an address to the New York Economic Club today, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke commented on the state of the economic recovery and the...

Racing to the Cliff – The NASCAR season ended on Sunday with Brad Keselowski claiming his first Sprint Cup championship. But fans of seeing things...

President Obama met with Congressional leaders last Friday to begin working toward a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. Reportedly, the talks had an...

Former Congressman and CRFB Board Member Bill Frenzel has some advice for the so-called " fiscal cliff divers": don't even think about it! Going off...

Not long after her appeal to national leaders to work towards a bipartisan compromise, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas dispels 5 common misconceptions...

A new report by CRFB and Moment of Truth Project consultant Paul Weinstein provides some guidance on how we could handle both our infrastructure...

Today, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation held a follow-up event to its 2011 Solutions Initiative, in which policy organizations presented plans to deal...

Yesterday's The Hill reported on a letter that acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller sent to the heads of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance...