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The Uncertainty of Long-Term Projections
Read moreThe Economic Policy Institute's Ethan Pollack has a blog post questioning the accuracy and ultimate usefulness of long-term (75-year) budget...
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Line Items: Sweet Sixteen Edition
Read moreBittersweet – The madness is here. The NCAA tournament field has been reduced to 16 teams, and after this weekend there will be only four remaining...
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My VIEW: Bill Frenzel March 2013
Read moreOn Tuesday, President Obama signed the continuing resolution funding the government for the remainder of FY 2013. As we've explained before, the bill...
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Op-Ed: Short-Term Congressional Budget Fixes Only Prevent Total Disaster
Read moreForbes | March 28, 2013 In a pleasantly surprising move, the normally moribund Congress passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government for...
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Alice Rivlin To Receive 2013 Robert M. Ball Award
Read moreCRFB board member and former CBO and OMB director Alice Rivlin is somewhat of a legend in the budget world, with a long line of work spanning from...
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An Interesting Analysis of Interest Rates
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office has been busy on its blog lately, posting both snapshots of federal programs and also publishing responses to...
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Notable Amendments to the Senate-Passed Budget
Read moreAs the Senate worked on its FY 2014 budget resolution, which passed by a 50-49 vote late last week, hundreds of amendments were filed in a process...
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Comparing the Budgets on Spending, Revenue, Deficits, and Debt
Read moreUpdate: This blog has been updated since its original posting to incorporate the House Democratic, Republican Study Commitee, and Senator Rand Paul (R...
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NPR Takes a Look at Disability Insurance
Read moreIn a recent story called “Unfit for Work: The Startling Rise of Disability in America,” Chana Joffe-Walt of NPR's Planet Money takes an in-depth look...
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Examining the Domestic Production Activities Deduction
Read moreIt is well known that the corporate tax code is littered with tax provisions that cost the government revenue. Today, the U.S. has the highest top...
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MY VIEW: George Voinovich
Read moreIn today's Cincinnati Enquirer, CRFB board member and former Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) calls on Ohio's congressional members to get serious...
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Op-Ed: Time to Get Serious About Fixing the Debt
Read moreThe Cincinnati Enquirer | March 25, 2013 Ohio’s congressional delegation must get serious about fixing the debt. In this time of serial self-inflicted...