Dec 31, 2012 | Budgets & Projections
What We Know About the Possible Fiscal Cliff Deal
It appears both sides are quite close to a deal that would avert (or at least quickly reverse) the fiscal cliff. Although negotiations remain ongoing...
Blog | December 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.
Dec 21, 2012 | Other Spending
Meet the Farm Bill Cliff
While most of the country is focused on the fiscal cliff, The New York Times is reporting on another cliff, this one involving the farm bill. Unlike...
Dec 21, 2012
The Bottom Line Takes A Look Back at 2012
Usually around this time, we say we wish this was the year a fiscal plan is enacted. But with the ongoing negotiations between the White House and...
Dec 20, 2012 | Social Security
More Support for the Chained CPI
We've talked before about the rational behind implementing the chained CPI, that the current index (CPI-W) does not incorporate substitution effects...
Dec 20, 2012 | Social Security
Your One-Stop Shop for Information on the Chained CPI
Because there has been a lot of talk about the chained CPI lately, CRFB has created a brand new "Chained CPI Resource Page" to give readers...
Dec 20, 2012 | Budgets & Projections
Wonkblog's "Choose Your Own Fiscal Cliff Adventure"
While Speaker Boehner and President Obama attempt to bridge their differences in the fiscal cliff negotiations, you can try your hand at creating a...
The Looming Nightmare for the IRS and Taxpayers
The Internal Revenue Service has continued to warn Congress of the administrative consequences of going over the fiscal cliff. In another letter to...
Dec 19, 2012
What's in Plan B?
UPDATE: The Joint Committee on Taxation has scored Plan B as costing $4.1 trillion over ten years, savings of $400 billion over a full extension....
Robert Greenstein Answers Critics on Chained CPI
The chained CPI has been receiving much attention lately after being included in the latest offers from both the GOP and White House. Some critics of...
Dec 19, 2012 | Budgets & Projections
Fitch Warns of Possible Downgrade as We Approach the Fiscal Cliff
With time running out for a deal, the U.S. credit rating may be in jeopardy if lawmakers don't reach a compromise to replace the fiscal cliff. Fitch...