Papers

View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.

Apr 23, 2012

Budgets & Projections

Social Security

Report: Analysis of the Social Security Trustees Report

Apr 17, 2012

Budgets & Projections

Op-Ed: US Must Address Its Balance Sheet

The Hill | April 17, 2012 It is fitting, and perhaps ironic, that today is both Tax Day and Financial Literacy Day. Taxes and finances are intimately...

Mar 28, 2012

National Debt Tour: New York City

Mar 19, 2012

Budgets & Projections

CBO's Analysis of the President's FY 2013 Budget

Mar 13, 2012

Budgets & Projections

CBO’s Projections Show Need for Smart, “Go Big” Approach: Comparing Major Debt Reduction Plans

CRFB has published an updated version of this comparison chart on its blog, The Bottom Line.

Feb 23, 2012

Budgets & Projections

Primary Numbers: The GOP Candidates and the National Debt

The United States faces a number of serious fiscal and economic challenges. Federal budget deficits are projected for the foreseeable future, the...

Feb 16, 2012

Budgets & Projections

Report: Analysis of the President's FY 2013 Budget

Feb 15, 2012

Budget Slideshow: Averting a Fiscal Crisis - Why America Needs Comprehensive Fiscal Reforms Now

CRFB has compiled an extended version of its "Averting a Fiscal Crisis" PowerPoint that also deals with why America needs a comprehensive fiscal plan...