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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Happy Second Birthday ARRA!
Read moreWhile the budget world is caught up in the President's budget, it's time to celebrate an important birthday. On this day two years ago, President...
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It's Baaaaaaaaaaack: Simpson-Bowles Is Reappearing
Read moreIt's an interesting time in the fiscal policy world right now. A lot of uncertainty is up in the air about what will happen with our deficits and debt...
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‘Line’ Items: Super Bowl Edition
Read moreGame On – The Super Bowl in Texas won’t be until Sunday, but Washington had its own big game last week as President Obama gave his State of the Union...
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CBO Projects Social Security to Be Forever in the Red
Read moreIn yesterday's Budget and Economic Outlook, CBO shows that Social Security will run deficits each year over the coming decade, depleting $547 billion...
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CBO Releases January 2011 Ten-Year Outlook
Read moreCBO today released its new budget and economic update, showing higher ten-year deficit and debt projections from 2012 to 2021 than they predicted back...
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CRFB Analysis of CBO’s January 2011 Baseline
Read moreCBO now projects the 2011 deficit to reach a record-breaking $1.5 trillion, and increased its deficit projections over the 2011-2020 period by $1.4...