Budgets & Projections
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CBO Really, Really Makes the Case For Strict Pay-As-You-Go Budgeting
Read moreBased on CBO's Long Term Outlook, one could conclude solely based on the debt levels projected that either we were headed on a sustainable path, with...
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CBO's Long Term Spending and Revenues
Read moreThe CBO’s long-term projections offer an interesting look at future revenues and spending that show the stark implications of fiscal irresponsibility...
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Fiscal Fact Checker (Revisited): CBO's Record on Scoring the Affordable Care Act
Read moreCritics of CBO scoring like to cite past predictions that widely missed the mark. Sometimes, too, critics compare apples to oranges, and that is the...
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CBO's Long Term Outlook Has Arrived
Read moreThe much-anticipated CBO Long-Term Budget Outlook has been released this morning, projecting what the budget will look like over the next 75 years...
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CRFB Comments on the CBO Outlook
Read moreCRFB's newest paper dives into the set of projections underlying CBO's Long Term Budget Outlook. The report shows two very divergent paths for the...
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Report: CBO’s Long-Term Budget Outlook
Read moreCorrection: This paper originally stated that the Social Security trust fund is projected to be exhausted in 2033. The combined Social Security and...
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Dynamic Scoring Explained
Read moreWhat is dynamic scoring? How are legislative proposals currently scored? CRFB's latest policy paper details the process and methods that the...
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Report: Understanding Dynamic Scoring
Read moreDownload a 2-page summary of this document, published December 2014.
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Fiscal Fact Checker: How Much Has Spending Increased Under President Obama?
Read moreUpdate: The text has been updated to include spending growth numbers for President Bush excluding financial rescue programs. An article by Rex Nutting...
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Minnesotan Praise for "Debate the Debt"
Read moreCRFB has called for this year’s presidential candidates to " Debate the Debt" by dedicating one of the three presidential debates to proposals for...
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A Lively Debate on the Affordable Care Act
Read moreYesterday, Medicare trustee Charles Blahous and former chief economist for Vice President Biden Jared Bernstein had a debate about the fiscal...
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CBO Joins the Cliff Estimating Game
Read moreEstimates of the fiscal cliff that is set to occur at the end of the year have been popping up in recent weeks. Now CBO has lended its voice to the...