Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
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The Cost of "Current Policy"
The CBO recently projected a ten-year deficit of $7.1 trillion using a "current law" baseline. But these numbers may prove to be optimistic. CRFB...
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Wake Up, America! We Need a Fiscal Recovery Plan
Roll Call | July 22, 2009 With all the exhausting economic challenges America faces today, we all might be inclined to put the alarm clock on snooze...
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Staff Working Paper #7: Budgeting for the Long-Term
With the retirement of the baby boom generation drawing closer, concerns about the sustainability of current policies have become critical elements of...