After the Bunny – Easter has come and gone. Chocolate-induced comas are being overcome and many -- though not Congress -- return this week from spring...

Yesterday, CBO released a report on the effect of automatic stabilizers on the deficit, showing that in recent years, they have added hundreds of...

Yesterday, CRFB released an analysis of President Obama's new deficit reduction framework meant to save $4 trillion dollars over 12 years. Using CBO's...

This morning, CRFB released a paper analyzing President Obama's new budget framework which the President laid out last week in a speech at the George...

As we have been looking at a number of fiscal plans for the US recently, the IMF has a useful appendix in its most recent Fiscal Monitor on what has...

The Congressional Budget Office has released its full analysis of President Obama's FY 2012 budget request. While the new report goes into greater...

In the spirit of Tax Day today the Bottom Line presents its own special “10/40” (don’t worry; we aren’t filing this with the IRS). Just saying the...

Today, the S&P has cut the US ratings outlook from stable to negative, while maintaining our triple-A rating. While this does not represent a direct...

Happy Tax Day – Today is about the consequences of procrastination for the great many waiting until the last minute to file their federal income tax...