Long-Term Outlook Series 2015
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High Debt Drags Down the Economy
According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), rising debt levels could reduce projected annual income by between $2,000 and $6,000 per person by...
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How Uncertain Are CBO's Long-Term Projections?
Any budget projections, including CBO's long-term outlook , are inherently uncertain, and it is important to understand how projections might change...
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CBO's Outlook for Long-Term Health Care Spending
Health care spending is arguably the most important part of CBO's long-term outlook , being a key driver of our nation's growing debt over the long...
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Samuelson to Lawmakers: Spread the Pain
As Washington digests this year’s CBO Long Term-Budget Outlook , Robert J. Samuelson of The Washington Post offered up his criticism of the country’s...
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Waiting To Reduce Debt Makes It More Difficult
In their recently released long-term outlook , the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) laid out multiple scenarios for addressing our unsustainable long...
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Senate Budget Committee Hearing on CBO Long-Term Fiscal Outlook
Last week, CBO Director Keith Hall testified before the Senate Budget Committee on the release of CBO’s Long-Term Budget Outlook . Senators questioned...
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Shoring Up Trust Funds Greatly Improves Debt
The main focus of CBO's long-term budget outlook is rightly on the unified budget numbers regarding spending, revenue, deficits, and debt. But it is...
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Looking at the Long Term in 2015
CBO's Long-Term Budget Outlook , released yesterday, is a detailed 130-page document, filled with budget projections for the next 25 years, along with...
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CBO Shows an Unsustainable Long-Term Budget Outlook
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its 2015 Long-Term Budget Outlook , showing a clearly unsustainable long-term path for debt. The...
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The Better Budget Process Initiative: Improving Focus on the Long Term
For additional budget process resources including specific options for reform, visit our Better Budget Process Initiative home page. The budget...