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Social Security Trust Funds March 31, 2010 The finances of the two Social Security trust funds—one for Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) and the other for Disability Insurance (DI) —worsened over the past year. The recession caused a drop in revenues from payroll taxes and may have encouraged some people to apply for benefits sooner than they otherwise would have. Further, as expected, more and more members of the baby boom generation have begun to collect benefits.
Federal Climate Change Programs March 26, 2010
Costs and Policy Options for Federal Student Loan Programs March 25, 2010
An Analysis of the President's Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2011 March 24, 2010 This afternoon CBO released a report presenting its analysis of the budgetary proposals contained in the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2011. This report provides more detail than the preliminary analysis that CBO released on March 5, which was discussed in a blog entry that same day. Our latest report differs slightly from the earlier one because it incorporates the impact of some legislation that has recently been enacted.
Cost Estimate for Pending Health Care Legislation March 21, 2010
Uncertainty in Estimates for Health Care Legislation March 19, 2010
Preliminary Cost Estimate for Pending Health Care Legislation March 18, 2010
The Troubled Asset Relief Program March 17, 2010
Budgetary Impact of the President's Proposal to Alter Federal Student Loan Programs March 15, 2010 This afternoon CBO responded to Senator Greggs requestfor estimates of the budgetary impact of the Presidents proposal to eliminate the federal program that provides guarantees for student loans and to replace those loans with direct loans made by the Department of Education.
Potential Effects of the Senate-Passed Health Bill on Discretionary Spending March 15, 2010
Estimate of the Budgetary Effects of the Senate-Passed Health Bill March 11, 2010
Presentation on 'Fiscal Policy Choices' to the National Asociation for Business Economics March 9, 2010 I spoke yesterday at the annual economic policy conference of the NABE, the National Association for Business Economics. The theme of the conference was The New Normal? Policy Choices After the Great Recession, and naturally I discussed fiscal policy choices.
Preliminary Analysis of the President's Budget March 5, 2010
Presentations on the Budget and Economic Outlook March 5, 2010
CBO Estimates a $655 Billion Federal Budget Deficit for the First Five Months of 2010 March 4, 2010
Information on the President's Proposal for a Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee March 4, 2010
Department of Energy's Loan Guarantees for Nuclear Power Plants March 4, 2010