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CBO: Approaches for Scaling Back DoD's Budget Plans
Read moreIt is a well-known fact that the U.S. spends a sizeable amount on defense, more than the next 15 countries combined, including China and Russia. But... -
Republican Study Committee Adds to the Alternative Budgets
Read moreYesterday, the House Republican Study Committee (RSC) released its " Back to Basics" budget, which aims to balance the budget in four years instead of... -
Testimony at Joint Economic Committee
Read moreThe two goals reinforce each other and neither can be achieved without the other. Weak economic growth—or worse, sliding back into recession—will... -
Op-Ed: Debt Deal We Need is in Reach
Read moreThe Hill | March 18, 2013 Robert Zoellick, the past head of the World Bank, is fond of telling the story of how the Foreign Minister of Australia said... -
Van Hollen Releases House Democrats' Alternative Budget
Read moreRep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, has released an alternative budget on behalf of House Democrats, " Jobs... -
160 Economists and Policy Experts Call for Comprehensive Deficit Reduction
Read moreDespite a growing chorus of debt deniers, most economics continue to agree that putting in place a long-term plan to responsibly address our growing... -
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The Need for a Deal: Intergenerational Equity
Read moreIn today's The New York Times, Fix the Debt Steering Committee member Steven Rattner writes on the need for a comprehensive deal to put the debt on a... -
Event Recap: The Atlantic Economy Summit
Read moreThe Atlantic held its 2013 Economy Summit yesterday, featuring more than twenty-four speakers on tax reform, the future of entitlement programs, and... -
Spending and Revenue in the Murray Budget
Read moreYesterday, we presented an overview of the Murray budget, describing the policies of the budget and showing savings relative to different baselines... -
The Ryan and Murray Plans Side-by-Side
Read moreTrying to determine the actual level of savings in budget proposals can be confusing, as there is no single agreed-upon set of baseline assumptions to... -
Two Alternative Budgets from the Congressional Black Caucus and Progressive Caucus
Read moreUpdate: This post has been updated to incorporate new numbers for the Congressional Black Caucus budget. Budget season is well underway as the House...