Comments on: OMB’s 2009 Deficit Estimate Is Likely Too High

By: Why Did the Budget Deficit Explode in 2009?

Why Did the Budget Deficit Explode in 2009? — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:07:23 +0000

[...] a good news spin on the results, saying the deficit was less than it anticipated. (As noted in an earlier post, CBO’s summer update, released on the same day as the Administration’s, predicted a $1.4 [...]

By: Looking Back at Fiscal 2009 « Donald Marron

Looking Back at Fiscal 2009 « Donald Marron — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:14:03 +0000

[...] put a good news spin on the results, saying the deficit was less than it anticipated. (As noted in an earlier post, CBO’s summer update, released on the same day as the Administration’s, predicted a [...]

By: Why is the Budget Deficit Exploding?

Why is the Budget Deficit Exploding? — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:44:32 +0000

[...] while others will spin it as bad news (“yikes, the deficit was $1.4 trillion”). (As noted in an earlier post, CBO’s summer update was a bit complicated to interpret because its headline deficit estimate [...]

By: The Exploding Deficit Reaches $1.4 Trillion « Donald Marron

The Exploding Deficit Reaches $1.4 Trillion « Donald Marron — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:22:17 +0000

By: The Fannie and Freddie Anomaly « Donald Marron

The Fannie and Freddie Anomaly « Donald Marron — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:01:29 +0000

[...] The Congressional Budget Office: In its newly-released budget projections, CBO forecasts that the government will end up investing $162 billion in the two companies by 2013 (Table 1-1). (For more on the importance of FNM and FRE to the budget estimates, see this post.) [...]

By: Coming Attractions: The King Kong-Mothra-Godzilla Of All Budget Debates

Coming Attractions: The King Kong-Mothra-Godzilla Of All Budget Debates — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:08:20 +0000

[...] further when the final numbers for fiscal 2009 are released in late October. As Donald Marron posts on his blog, the actual deficit may well end up closer to $1.4 trillion than $1.6 [...]