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Panel This Afternoon on Budget Deficit and National Debt
Read moreThis afternoon, the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy is hosting a panel on the budget deficit and national debt. Panelists include... -
A Few Interesting Reports from CBO
Read moreIn the past few days, CBO has released a few documents that might be of interest to budget wonks. The first is a further analysis of the final FY 2011... -
CBO: The Role of Automatic Stabilizers in Deficits
Read moreYesterday, CBO released a report on the effect of automatic stabilizers on the deficit, showing that in recent years, they have added hundreds of... -
CBO Releases Long-Term Analysis of Ryan's Proposal
Read moreIn response to Representative Paul Ryan's (R-WI) FY 2012 Budget proposal, CBO has released a long-term analysis of the proposal. The analysis, which... -
CBO Reduces Projected Cost of TARP
Read moreBack in December, we had surmised that due to recent developments with Citigroup, GM, and AIG, CBO's cost estimate of TARP would come down further... -
CBO Projects Slightly Smaller Deficits under Current Law
Read moreAlong with CBO's preliminary analysis of the President's Budget on Friday came an update in CBO's baseline, which actually shows a $234 billion... -
We Could've Told You...
Read moreLast week, CBO showed that the President's Budget was way too optimistic about its projections of deficits and debt. But CBO's findings would not have... -
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‘Line’ Items: Brackets and Budgets Edition
Read moreBrackets – As many busy themselves today going over the brackets for the big tourney, picking the next Cinderella and who will win it all, the real... -
More on CBO's Budget Options
Read moreGoing into further detail on one of the most useful CBO reports, Budget Options, there are a plethora of very interesting policies that CBO has scored... -
CBO Releases Budget Options Report
Read moreToday, CBO released an updated version of its giant compilation of potential savings from various spending and tax options. The report covers all... -
How Interest Rates Could Affect Deficits and Debt
Read moreInterest rates have an enormous effect on how much we pay each year on servicing our debt. In the Budget and Economic Outlook from January, CBO...