Fiscal Plans

The International Monetary Fund recently published a study on budget institutions in G-20 countries. The study takes stock of these countries'...

A new report from the Center for American Progress argues that roughly 60 percent of the sequester should be waived in light of the savings from the...

The Campaign to Fix the Debt has recently released the results of a new national telephone poll that found broad support for a comprehensive deficit...

Although Congress itself had been out of session prior to this week, some news last week came as the latest talks between the White House and a small...

Today, a piece in the Financial Times shows the unnecessary damage being done by the ongoing sequester -- in this case, sharp cuts to federal support...

A New York Times piece today lays out a possible "mini-bargain" to move past the debt ceiling and expiration of government funding. The piece, "...

Today, the Center for American Progress (CAP) hosted a panel discussion featuring Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Senior Fellow Jared Bernstein...

After finishing its preliminary annual review of the U.S., the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the U.S. could spur additional economic...

In a new paper, the Center for American Progress's Michael Linden makes the case for resetting the fiscal debate. His main point is that given...

Regular readers of The Bottom Line are probably familiar with our goal of putting the debt on a downward path as a share of the economy over the long...

Some commentators have criticized deficit reduction plans like " A Bipartisan Path Forward" for, in their opinion, promoting austerity at a time when...

Earlier today, Fiscal Commission co-chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson released a new comprehensive debt reduction plan with $2.5 trillion of...