CRFB Breaks Down the Newest CBO Budget Projections
CRFB has released its analysis of CBO's latest ten-year budget projections, detailing the important facts from the report and how it has changed...
Budget Projections
Report: Analysis of CBO’s Updated Budget and Economic Outlook August 2015
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its updated budget and economic projections for the coming decade, showing that while short-te
CBO Still Shows Unsustainable Debt in its August Baseline
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its August baseline, updating budget projections from March and economic projections from January...
Rattner Discusses Economic Problems Facing Millennials
Steven Rattner wrote an article in yesterday's The New York Times discussing the financial problems facing millennials. Rattner writes that...
High Debt Drags Down the Economy
According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), rising debt levels could reduce projected annual income by between $2,000 and $6,000 per person...
How Uncertain Are CBO's Long-Term Projections?
Any budget projections, including CBO's long-term outlook, are inherently uncertain, and it is important to understand how projections might...
The Better Budget Process Initiative: Strengthening Statutory Budget Enforcement
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ACA Repeal Could Add $5 Trillion to the Debt Within 20 Years
Much of the focus on the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) score for repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) naturally has focused on the ten-...
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Shoring Up Trust Funds Greatly Improves Debt
The main focus of CBO's long-term budget outlook is rightly on the unified budget numbers regarding spending, revenue, deficits, and debt. But it...