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CBO Projects a Recession -- But How Deep?
Read moreWe've warned many times before that going off the fiscal cliff would throw the economy into a double dip recession. With CBO's updated budget and...
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CRFB's Jason Peuquet on the Republican Candidates' Plans
Read moreOn New America's weekly podcast series The Sidebar, CRFB Research Director Jason Peuquet added some analysis on Representative Paul Ryan's (R-WI)...
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CRFB's Newest Realistic Baseline
Read moreWith the release of CBO's updated budget and economic outlook, we at CRFB have the opportunity to update our Realistic baseline. Recall that our...
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Uncertainty Stemming From Our Political Problems
Read moreA few days ago, CNBC highlighted a client note by Goldman Sachs strategist David Kostin about the fiscal cliff. In short, he advises them to be wary...
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What Else is New? Changes in CBO's Baseline
Read moreNaturally, when a new budget projection is released, as CBO's updated baseline was yesterday, a good question to ask is: what happened? It is...
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CBO's Updated Baseline Just Released
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office has just updated its Economic and Budget Outlook. We will be releasing a paper on changes to CBO's projections from...
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CBO's Updated Economic and Budget Outlook
Read moreCRFB has just released a new analysis of CBO's updated Budget and Economic Outlook. The CBO updates its baseline every year in January, March, and...
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MY VIEW: Eugene Steuerle August 2012
Read moreToday, in "The Government We Deserve," Eugene Steuerle wrote an opinion piece about the need for budget constraints alongside health care reforms. He...
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AP's Ohlemacher Presents Social Security Options
Read moreLast week, Social Security celebrated its 77th birthday. But with the surplus in the trust fund due to be exhausted by 2033, its next 77 years face...
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Mixed News for Tax Reform
Read moreReports today about the Republican Party's platform committee yields some good news and bad news for tax reform. First, the good news. The Wall Street...
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Crapo and Simpson Host Discussion on the Federal Debt
Read moreThis afternoon Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID) will join CRFB President Maya MacGuineas in a public discussion at the...