Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
CRFB Analysis of CBO’s January 2011 Baseline
CBO now projects the 2011 deficit to reach a record-breaking $1.5 trillion, and increased its deficit projections over the 2011-2020 period by $1.4...
Op-Ed: Time for Obama to Get Bold on the Debt
CNN Money | January 24, 2011 Big speech, tonight, sir. I have a plea: Focus on large and specific proposals to truly fix the budget. Please. First...
Op-Ed: National debt: The ugly facts
CNN Money | January 17, 2011 The facts are ugly. The federal debt, which has averaged less than 40% of the total economy, now represents more than 60%...
Op-Ed: Why GOP Agenda Could Make Things Worse
CNN Money | January 10, 2011 Commentary: Maya MacGuineas is the director of the fiscal policy program at the New America Foundation. There's a new...
Op-Ed: Tax Plan: Get Ready for a Big Debt Hangover
CNN Money | December 13, 2010 What happened!? Just two weeks ago we were celebrating the willingness of the political class -- or at least an...
Op-Ed: A Debt Fix to Believe In
CNN Money | December 6, 2010 It was a gut wrenching roller-coaster ride of a week for anyone who followed the deliberations and votes of the Bowles...
10 Themes Emerging from the New Debt Reduction Plans
In recent weeks, a number of plans have been released, recommending specific policies to deal with our fiscal challenges and to bring our debt back...
Op-Ed: Stop Whining About Bowles-Simpson. Let's Make It Better
CNN Money | November 15, 2010 Commentary: Maya MacGuineas is the director of the fiscal policy program at the New America Fou ndation. The draft plan...
Op-Ed: Put off Retirement
New York Times | November 14, 2010 Maya MacGuineas is the president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and director of the Fiscal...