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Budget Options

CBO produces many reports that discuss options for changes in spending and taxes. For each Congress, CBO produces a report that brings together a wide range of options for reducing the deficit. The options are derived from many sources and, in keeping with CBO’s mandate to provide objective analysis without making recommendations, each option includes arguments for and against it.

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Testimony on Using the Chained CPI to Index Social Security, Other Federal Programs, and the Tax Code for Inflation

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CBO Testifies on Using the Chained CPI to Index Social Security, Other Federal Programs, and the Tax Code for Inflation

posted by Jeffrey Kling on April 18, 2013

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What Would Be the Effect on the Deficit of Using the Chained CPI to Index Benefit Programs and the Tax Code?

posted by Emily Stern on April 18, 2013

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CBO Testifies on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program

posted by Joyce Manchester on March 14, 2013

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Testimony on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program

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March 14, 2013

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Choices for Deficit Reduction

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November 8, 2012

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The Challenge of Deficit Reduction

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November 8, 2012

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CBO Releases Report on Policy Options for the Social Security Disability Insurance Program

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July 16, 2012

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Policy Options for the Social Security Disability Insurance Program

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