Dec 15, 2009 | Budgets & Projections
And the Winner Is...
Earlier this year the White House created a contest for...
Blog
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.
Peterson-Pew in the Press
The Peterson-Pew Commission’s “Red Ink Rising” plan for American lawmakers has earned...
Dec 15, 2009 | Budget Process
Another Issue with Using TARP Funds for Other Purposes
According to a Donald Marron, reallocating TARP funds to...
Dec 14, 2009 | Budgets & Projections
Release of 'Red Ink Rising'
Warning that the out-of-control federal debt places the economic future of our nation at risk, the Peterson-Pew...
Dec 14, 2009
Citi to Repay $20 Billion in TARP Funds
Today, Citigroup announced that it will repay $20 billion in TARP funds. Since last fall, the government has provided $45 billion in capital for...
Dec 14, 2009
Three More FDIC Closings
On Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional three banks (...
Dec 14, 2009
Washington Post Warns of Coming Debt Panic
The Washington Post, this morning, warned that...
Dec 11, 2009 | Budgets & Projections
House Passes $447 Billion 'Minibus' Bill
The House passed a bill yesterday...
Dec 10, 2009
Troubled Asset Relief Program: Year-End Review
On December 9, Secretary Geithner requested that TARP be renewed through October 3, 2010. Having spent a net of $386 billion, the $700 billion...
Dec 10, 2009 | Budget Process
CRFB's MacGuineas Calls for Budget Reform
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas has an...
Dec 9, 2009 | Budgets & Projections
Fiscal Recovery Plan in the FY 2011 Budget?
There's an intriguing passage in...
Dec 9, 2009 | Budgets & Projections
Bipartisan Budget Commission Proposed
Senate Budget Committee chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) and ranking Republican Judd Gregg (R-NH) today introduced legislation to create an 18 member...
Dec 8, 2009 | Budget Process
TARP: Offset or Gimmick?
In his speech today, President Obama proposed reducing the amount of money available in the TARP fund to pay for the...
Dec 8, 2009 | Health Care
In Support of Cost Control
This morning, eleven freshman Senators introduced a series of health care reform amendments which they call the...
The Grassroots Talk Fiscal Stewardship
Citizens from across the country had a message yesterday for lawmakers: we are working together to solve our fiscal challenges, why can’t...
Dec 8, 2009 | Economics
Fed Exit Strategy: Reverse Repos
How and when the Fed will unwind the massive amounts of liquidity it has provided to shore up the financial system and economy? Will the Fed...
Dec 8, 2009
Obama Puts Forth Jobs Plan
Today, in a speech at the Brookings Institution, President Obama outlined...
Dec 7, 2009
Vote on the Best Way to SAVE Money
Earlier this year, the Administration launched a contest to let federal employees submit ideas to save the government money (at the time, we...
Dec 7, 2009
Six More FDIC Bank Closings
On Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional six banks (Greater Atlantic Bank, Benchmark Bank, AmTrust Bank, The...
