Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Options to Pay for Health Care Reform
One of President Obama’s central campaign promises was to reform the national health care system. Existing plans to do so, however, are likely to cost...
My View: Declaring Fiscal Independence
Mankato Free Press | July 2, 2009 As we prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July, many Americans are beginning to wonder whether we’ll ever be...
Health Reform's Savings Myth
Washington Post | May 31, 2009 "Health-care reform is entitlement reform" has become a mantra of the Obama administration. The idea is that Congress...
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$4 Trillion in Exaggerated Savings
Washington Post | May 20, 2009 On two separate issues -- health-care and the budget -- the president has promised savings of $2 trillion. A total of...