The President's Budget Stabilizes Debt Over the Long Term...Maybe
In addition to showing estimates over the next ten years, the President's budget includes in its lengthy Analytical Perspectives section a 25-year...
Debt & Deficits
What Will CBO Say About the President’s Budget?
The President's budget would put debt on a very slight downward path over the next ten years, but that is by the Office of Management and Budget...
President Releases His FY 2016 Budget
Today, President Obama released his FY 2016 budget, outlining his priorities for FY 2016 and the coming decade. Later today, we'll publish a full...
What to Expect From the President's FY 2016 Budget
On Monday, the President is scheduled to release his FY 2016 Budget. Based on press reports, we know some rough outlines of what he will be proposing...
The Better Budget Process Initiative: Improving Focus on the Long Term
For additional budget process resources including specific options for reform, visit our
My View: Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles
Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles are the former chairs of the Simpson-Bowles Fiscal Commission and members of the Committee for a Responsible Federal...
Why Has the Deficit Come Down Faster Than Expected?
We noted in our discussion of the final Monthly Treasury Statement for 2014 that the deficit has fallen by two-thirds since 2009 after rising by...
Update: Falling Deficit is Not a Sign of Fiscal Sustainability
With the Treasury Department's year-end Monthly Treasury Statement having been released, we have revised last week's report today showing what the...