• The Fiscal Effects of Faster Growth March 22, 2012 - KEY POINTS: Experts point to tax reform as an essential remedy for the short-term economic malaise as well as a steady foundation for longer-term growth and prosperity. A better-designed tax system, by incentivizing economic growth, could raise output. The rate of economic growth is one of the most... More

• Additional Fiscal Comparisons on The Path to Prosperity March 20, 2012 - The report on the House Republican Budget, The Path to Prosperity, includes summary tables making comparisons to the President’s budget as re-estimated by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). These tables show the clear choice the country faces between two fiscal futures. To provide additional inf... More

• Analysis of the President’s Budget for FY2013 February 24, 2012 - KEY POINTS The President’s budget spends too much – a net spending increase of $1.5 trillion above current projections. The President’s budget taxes too much – a net tax increase of $1.9 trillion above current projections. The President’s budget borrows too much: It adds over $11 trillion to the na... More

• President's Budget Charts Path to Debt and Decline February 13, 2012 - The President has not merely ducked from our fiscal and economic challenges, but—with his fourth straight budget flop—he has advanced policies that dangerously accelerate the crisis before us. His gimmick-filled budget fails to reduce the fast-rising debt, permanently entrenches unsustainable levels... More

• CBO Confirms Federal Workers Enjoy Advantages Over Private Sector Counterparts January 30, 2012 - Earlier today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a study confirming the differences in compensation between federal government employees and their private-sector counterparts. While millions of Americans continue to struggle with stagnant wages and high unemployment, government bureaucr... More

• The Budgetary Impact of H.R. 3835 January 30, 2012 - The House is currently considering the passage of H.R. 3835, legislation introduced by Rep. Sean Duffy (WI-07), which would freeze federal civilian employees’ and Members of Congress’ pay. A similar provision was included in previous House Republican efforts to extend the payroll tax, in which the p... More

• President Obama’s Missed Budget Deadlines January 27, 2012 - The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 requires the President to submit his budget request for the upcoming fiscal year no later than the first Monday of February. Earlier this week, the Obama administration announced that for the third time in four years it will not adhere to this legal deadline. Th... More

• Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 December 9, 2011 - Budget Impact H.R. 3630 extends the payroll tax holiday, reforms and extends unemployment insurance benefits, and provides for a two-year extension of the Medicare “doc fix.” The bill is fully offset over a ten-year period based on Congressional Budget Office estimates. The table below shows the bud... More

• A Deeper Look at Income Inequality November 17, 2011 - KEY POINTS: The question for policymakers is not how best to redistribute a shrinking economic pie. The focus ought to be on increasing living standards, expanding the pie of economic opportunity, and promoting upward mobility for all. Conventional wisdom on government’s role in inequality often has... More

• FACT SHEET: The Optimist’s Guide to Repeal and Replace September 27, 2011 - The Problem: According to the CBO, spending on Medicare and Medicaid is pulling America towards a debt-fueled economic collapse and, unless reformed, the programs will implode, thus depriving the neediest in our society of a crucial safety net. Moreover, the President’s healthcare law has made thin... More

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