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Blog | August 2012

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.
Aug 31, 2012 | Social Security

Blahous: The Longer We Wait, the More Difficult It Is to Fix Social Security

Social Security trustee Charles Blahous has a interesting new commentary on the long-run sustainability of the Social Security program. The combined...
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Aug 31, 2012

Day 3 of the Republican National Convention

The final night of the Republican National Convention was an eventful one, featuring speeches from the likes of former Gov. Jeb Bush (FL), Sen. Marco...
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Aug 31, 2012 | Budgets & Projections| Health Care

Wessel: With Health Care It's About How, Not How Much

We have talked before about the long run unsustainable growth of our health care spending. But when it comes to controlling Medicare and Medicaid...
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Aug 30, 2012

Thursday Night's Convention Preview

Continuing our Updates From the Convention series, we head into the final night of the Republican National Convention. No doubt the speech to watch...
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Aug 30, 2012

Recap: Day 2 of the Republican National Convention

Last night featured an all star cast of speakers, from Vice Presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to former Secretary...
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Aug 30, 2012 | Budgets & Projections

New York Times: "Is the Deficit Urgent, or a Distraction?"

The New York Times' "Room for Debate" this week takes on our federal debt with a forum entitled "Is the Deficit Urgent, or a...
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Aug 29, 2012

Convention Watch: Wednesday Night's Preview

Continuing our Updates from the Conventions series, we look forward to tonight's convention schedule, packed with some of the biggest names in...
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Aug 29, 2012 | Budgets & Projections| Budget Process

Fitch: Fiscal Cliff Threatens Triple-A Rating

Fitch Ratings Managing Director David Riley appeared yesterday on Bloomberg Television, suggesting that the fiscal cliff could threaten the U.S.'s...
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Aug 29, 2012

Voices From the Convention Agree: Lawmakers Should Come Together and Fix the Debt

Our Fix the Debt team has been meeting all different kinds of concerned citizens in Tampa at the Republican National Convention. Many people we have...
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Aug 29, 2012

Recap: Chris Christie's Keynote Speech at the RNC

After some hurricane-related delays, the Republican National Convention began yesterday in Tampa. We have our Fix the Debt team on the ground (see...
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