Dec 11, 2021 | Taxes
SALT Repeal Just Below $1 Million is Still Costly and Regressive
To avoid cutting taxes for households making over $1 million, some...
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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.
Dec 10, 2021 | Taxes
Two-Thirds of the “One Percent” Get a Tax Cut Under Build Back Better, Due to SALT Relief
Last month, we showed that...
Dec 10, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
CBO Estimates a Permanent Build Back Better
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released an...
Reducing Build Back Better Inflation Risk
As we recently discussed, the...
Does Build Back Better Cost $1.6 Trillion or $2.4 Trillion?
UPDATE 12/10: Since this analysis was published, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has issued a...
Dec 7, 2021 | Health Care
The Physician Bonus and Medicare Sequester Suspension Should Not be Continued
A lobbying...
What Will Build Back Better Mean for Inflation?
With inflation on track to reach its highest annual rate since 1990, ...
Dec 2, 2021 | Taxes
"Revenue Neutral" SALT Cap Relief is Costly and Regressive
Several senators are apparently pursuing "...
A Permanent Build Back Better Act Could Cost $4.8 Trillion
UPDATE 12/10: Since this analysis was published, CBO has issued a ...
Nov 24, 2021 | Other Spending
UPDATE: Build Back Better Visualized
UPDATE 12/10: Since this analysis was published, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has issued a...
Nov 19, 2021 | Taxes
SALT Cap Repeal Below $500k Still Costly and Regressive
According to press reports...
Nov 18, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
Full Estimates of the House Build Back Better Act
UPDATE 12/13: Since this analysis was published, CBO has issued a ...
Nov 16, 2021 | Taxes
Marc Goldwein: There’s a baffling tax gift to the wealthy in the Democrats' social-spending bill
Marc Goldwein is senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He ...
Nov 15, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
Updated Budget Projections Show Record Debt by 2031
New estimates from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget project that debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is on...
Nov 15, 2021 | Other Spending
Build Back Better Cost Would Double with Extensions
Note (11/30/2021): We have since published an updated analysis of the House-passed bill based on estimates from the Congressional Budget...
Nov 12, 2021 | Taxes
Two-Thirds of Millionaires Get a Tax Cut Under Build Back Better, Due to SALT Relief
This week, the Tax Policy Center (TPC) released new...
Nov 9, 2021
2021 Budget Ball Reception: Celebrating Our Commitment to Fiscal Responsibility
On Tuesday, November 2, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted our annual Budget Ball reception on the rooftop of 101 Constitution...
Nov 9, 2021 | Taxes
Build Back Better SALT Gains for the Rich Eclipse Child Credit Boost
The current version of the...
Nov 8, 2021 | Other Spending
What's in the House's Build Back Better Act?
We have published an full estimate of the House's Build Back Better Act based on CBO's scores of the bill...
An Update on Build Back Better Offsets
We have published an full estimate of the House's Build Back Better Act based on CBO's scores of the bill ...
