Debt & Deficits
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Pension Smoothing Does Not Reduce the Deficit
Read moreIn the coming days, the Senate will vote on the House-passed measure to replenish the Highway Trust Fund. The bill is a last-ditch effort to prevent...
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Report: The 2014 CBO Long-Term Budget Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its 2014 Long-Term Budget Outlook, detailing the budget picture for the next 75 years. The report...
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Actually, CBPP Says Don't Tune Out the Debt ... And They Are Right
Read moreToday, Wonkblog published a “ Know More” feature arguing that “You Should Tune Out Politicians Who Are Still Talking about Government Debt.” As...
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CBO Continues to Show Unsustainable Debt Path
Read moreIn advance of the release of their analysis of the President's budget, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has updated their budget baseline for...
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Comparing Debt Under the FY2015 Budgets
Read moreBudgets for the upcoming fiscal year have been released from the White House, House Republicans, House Democrats, the Republican Study Committee, the...
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House Hearing on 'Why Debt Matters'
Read moreThe House Financial Services Committee held a hearing this morning on " Why Debt Matters," which included testimony by Honeywell CEO Dave Cote, former...
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How Low Could Debt Go?
Read moreWe talked last week about several policies making their first appearance in the President's budget. What we didn't mention is that in addition to...
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Deficit Reduction Proposals in the President's Last Budget
Read moreTomorrow, President Obama will release his FY2015 budget, which will detail his visions and priorities for the upcoming years. In previous years, the...
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Why Did the Deficit Drop in 2014? Part 2
Read moreAt the beginning of the month, the Congressional Budget Office released its annual report on the federal budget, which showed that the deficit is...
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CBO Continues to Say the Debt Will Be a Problem for Economic Growth
Read moreIn its February 2014 Budget and Economic Outlook, CBO continued its previous warnings from last year's February outlook and September's long-term...
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Why Did the Deficit Fall in 2014?
Read moreYesterday, the Congressional Budget Office released its annual report on the federal budget, which outlines their projections of all federal spending...