9/12/08
How Projected Surpluses Became Deficits
Updated 8/29/08
How Robust Was the 2001-2007 Economic Expansion?
1/24/07
New CBO Report Shows Only Modest Fiscal Improvement: Deficits Projected at $2.9 - $3.4 Trillion Over Ten Years If Policies Do Not Change
12/13/06
From Surplus to Deficit: Legislation Enacted Over the Last Six Years Has Raised the Debt by $2.3 Trillion
10/11/06
Deficit Announcement Masks Bigger Story: Long-Term Outlook Remains Bleak
9/15/06
CBO Analysis Finds Increased Revenues Would Offset Increased Entitlement Costs under Senate Immigration Bill: Often-Cited Cost Figure of $126 Billion Reflects Misreading of the CBO Report
Revised 8/24/06
A Short Guide to Dynamic Scoring
Revised 8/24/06
Treasury Dynamic Scoring Analysis Refutes Claims by Supporters of the Tax Cuts
8/17/06
Don't Pop the Corks: CBO Outlook for the Federal Budget Is Still Bleak
8/8/06
New CBO Deficit Estimate Indicates That Without The Tax Cuts, the Budget Would Be Balanced
Revised 7/27/06
A Smoking Gun: President’s Claim That Tax Cuts Pay for Themselves Refuted By Administration’s Own Analysis
Revised 7/27/06
Claim That Tax Cuts "Pay For Themselves" Is Too Good to Be True: Data Show No "Free Lunch" Here
7/20/06
Even With New Budget Projections, Budget Deterioration From 2000-2006 Will Be the Largest 6-Year Deterioration in Half a Century
7/18/06
Do Revenue Surprises Tell Us Much About The Cost of Tax Cuts?
Revised 7/14/06
The Recent Upturn in Revenues and OMB's Mid-Session Review
Revised 6/5/06
A “Mere” $300 Billion: Should a $300 Billion Deficit Be Considered a Victory?
1/27/06
Increases in CBO's Revenue Projections Do Not Show Tax Cuts Are Helping the Economy
8/16/05
What The New CBO Report Shows: Budget And Economic Outlook Has Not Improved
Revised 8/16/05
Revenue Collections In 2005: What Does The Recent Increase In Revenues Signify?
8/15/05
CBO Sees Essentially No Improvement in Outlook For the Future
7/13/05
OMB’s Mid-Session Review: Does an Increase in Revenues this Year Really Mean Future Deficits are Under Control?