Top Features
Budgeting for Growth and Prosperity
Michael Ettlinger, Michael Linden, and Seth Hanlon present a plan for long-term deficit reduction that builds a strong American economy.
The First Step
Michael Ettlinger, Michael Linden, and Reece Rushing on what we can do to address the long-term federal budget deficit.
A Thousand Cuts
Michael Ettlinger and Michael Linden detail what reducing the federal budget deficit through large spending cuts could really look like.Other Federal Budget Features
February 10, 2012
Goals for Federal Government
Jitinder Kohli explains why it’s important to review the Obama administration’s goal-setting agenda in its forthcoming federal budget proposal.
February 9, 2012
An Unfair Value for Taxpayers
John Griffith on the unfair "fair value" budget reporting proposed for use in federal credit programs.
January 31, 2012
What Caused This Year’s Deficit?
Michael Linden debunks the notion that this year’s federal budget deficit is mainly due to President Obama’s domestic spending.
January 31, 2012
Lack of Revenue Will Lead to Big Future Budget Deficits
The Congressional Budget Office’s projections show clearly that keeping all our low-tax policies in place will result in big deficits, writes Michael Linden.
January 24, 2012
The Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2011
CAP Senior Fellow Scott Lilly testifies before the House Committee on Rules.
December 23, 2011
Pell Grants Suffer a Serious Setback
Julie Ajinkya and Sophia Kerby demonstrate how a proposal to lower the time limit in the Pell Grant program disproportionately affects the most vulnerable students.
November 23, 2011
Five Problems with Dynamic Scoring
Sarah Ayres explains why dynamic scoring is still a bad idea for calculating the consequences of congressional legislation on the federal budget.
November 22, 2011
Super Committee Democratic Plan Nearly Identical to the Bowles-Simpson Plan
The deficit reduction package offered by super committee Democrats was nearly identical to the one put forward by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, but actually contained less revenue. And yet the GOP rejected it.
November 18, 2011
Super Committee Cuts Could Lead to Worse Health for Gay and Transgender Americans
Kellan Baker and Zach Britt argue that the committee needs to take a balanced approach to deficit reduction to avoid exacerbating health disparities in gay and transgender communities.
October 27, 2011