Members of the Social Security Advisory Board's 2007 technical panel will discuss its final report, which could alter views regarding the future Social Security financing shortfall and how it might be addressed.

In May, the Congressional Budget Office issued a new report on the size of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac subsidy, estimating that in 2000 these two government-sponsored enterprises received an implicit government backing of $10.6 billion. This was an increase of more than 50 percent from five years...

Following the release of this year"s report on March 30, AEI held a seminar on April 6 to analyze the report"s findings, review its methodology, and consider its implications.

Few issues have been closer to the center of the maelstrom than budget-related ones. Yet from its inception to today, CBO has maintained a reputation for fairness, incisiveness, depth, and quality.

For many years, official revenue projections proved to be too optimistic, but in the past few years, projections have consistently underestimated government income.

The new Medicare trustees reports for hospital insurance (Part A) and supplementary medical insurance (Part B) are scheduled to be released on March 19. (The reports should be available at http://www.hcfa.gov/pubforms/tr/ at that time.) Large changes in the projected financial condition of Medicare have led some...