Oct 1, 2009 | Taxes
Simplifying the Tax Code
Yesterday, the tax subgroup of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) met to discuss ideas for simplifying the tax code as part...
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Welcome to our blog – The Bottom Line, where you’ll find up-to-date commentary and analysis on the most important news in the fiscal world. Below is a list of our blog posts.
Sep 30, 2009
Progressives and the National Debt
Today, the Center for American Progress and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities held a forum, “Progressives and the National Debt:...
Sep 30, 2009
Fiscal Year 2010 is Upon Us
Today marks the end of fiscal year 2009 (FY 2009), and to celebrate the occasion, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has put together a...
Sep 30, 2009
Highlights from Bill Frenzel's Brookings Web Chat
CRFB co-chair and former congressman Bill Frenzel answered questions on the U.S. budget deficit in a web chat today hosted by The Brookings...
Sep 29, 2009 | Economics
G-20 Summit's Fiscal and Financial News
It would be easy to dismiss the recent G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh as just more political babble, more empty business as usual just among more...
Sep 29, 2009 | Social Security
Economic Crisis Puts Strain on Social Security
As the Associated Press recently reported, Social Security has come under considerable strain as a result of the economic crisis. Payroll tax...
Sep 29, 2009 | Budgets & Projections
CRFB Co-Chair Bill Frenzel to Speak at Brookings
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget co-chair Bill Frenzel is speaking about the budget deficit at The Brookings Institution
tomorrow. Frenzel...
Sep 29, 2009 | Budgets & Projections
CRFB Co-Chair Bill Frenzel to Host Online Chat
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget co-chair Bill Frenzel will host an online chat conversation,
tomorrow, run by the Brookings Institution....
Sep 28, 2009 | Health Care
US Budget Watch Releases Paper Comparing Health Care Reform Plans
Today, US Budget Watch released a new paper, Comparing Health Care Plans: A Guide to Health Care Reform Proposals, highlighting the ten-year costs...
Sep 28, 2009
Moody's Still Cautionary on U.S. Debt
Fears over any near-term U.S. inflationary pressures may have eased for the moment. Moody’s recently reassured investors that it didn’t...