Latest
-
Time to Bring Back Caps
Read moreAs the Senate continues its consideration of the debt ceiling today, it will consider at least three important budgetary amendments - a deficit...
-
WH, Congressmen Hold Important Talks on Fiscal Commission and PAYGO
Read moreSenior congressional Democrats late Tuesday met with the White House to attempt to hammer out a deal that would create a fiscal commission and a...
-
Budget Takes Back Seat Among Mass. Voters
Read moreEven though they're sending a self-proclaimed deficit hawk to the Senate, Massachusetts voters don't see the budget as a major problem, if two recent...
-
Contestant #1 In Our Spending Challenge
Read moreYesterday, we challenged those of you opposed to tax hikes to take the spending challenge, and show us how the debt can be stabilized with spending...
-
CRFB’s new “Announcement Effect Club” Is Popular
Read moreRoll out the red carpet and velvet rope, CRFB’s new list of prominent economists, organizations, and opinion leaders that have joined us in suggesting...
-
Don't Just Keep the Medicare Commission, Strengthen It
Read moreThe Independent Payment Advisory Board (AKA the Medicare Commission) is one of the most important pieces of healthcare reform. This commission should...
-
No New Taxes? Then Take the Spending Challenge
Read moreObviously the fiscal situation facing the country is bad. Deficits are massive; the debt is headed towards unprecedented territory; and the weak...
-
-
Three More FDIC Bank Closings
Read moreOn Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional three banks ( Barnes Banking Company, St. Stephen State Bank, Town Community...
-
In Defense of the Deficit Commission
Read moreToday, the AARP sent an email to its members encouraging them not to support the Conrad-Gregg commission. A coalition of conservative anti-tax groups...
-
On the President's Spending Cuts....
Read moreYesterday -- citing CRFB's work -- The Stephen Dinan of Washington Times wrote that President Obama, in his first year, was more successful than...
-
Announcing the "Announcement Effect Club"
Read moreSince CRFB called for a Fiscal Recovery Plan in July, a growing number of prominent economists, organizations, and opinion leaders have joined us in...