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Joint Letter: Don't Revive the Expired Tax Extenders
Read moreBelow is a joint letter sent today to Congressional leadership and the heads of the taxwriting committees urging them against reviving the temporary...
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President's Budget Gets Serious About Cutting Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Read moreUpdate: the tables in this post have been updated with estimates from CBO's analysis of the President's FY 2020 budget. CBO does not provide specific...
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CBO Report Shows Debt Headed Toward Uncharted Waters
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released updates to its budget projections this afternoon. Under current law, CBO projects...
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CBO's Updated Baseline Shows Grim Outlook
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated budget projections. The projections are relatively similar to January and continue...
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Letter to Congress to Abide By PAYGO
Read moreBelow is a letter from Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas to all Members of Congress asking them to offset the costs...
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Social Security Shortfall Could Be Worse Than Reported
Read moreThe 2019 Social Security Trustees Report estimates the program's trust funds face a 75-year actuarial shortfall of 2.78 percent of taxable payroll...
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Watch: Unpacking the Social Security Trustees' Report
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted a lunch and panel discussion today on Unpacking the Social Security Trustees' Report. You can...
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Social Security Will Start Spending Trust Fund Reserves Next Year
Read moreThe 2019 Social Security Trustees' report reminded us that Social Security faces large and rising imbalances, projecting that the theoretically...
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The Good News on Social Security: We Have More Time to Improve Disability Insurance
Read moreThis week's Social Security Trustees' report warned that the program is on a path toward insolvency, with the theoretically combined trust fund set to...
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Analysis of the 2019 Social Security Trustees’ Report
Read moreThe Social Security Trustees released their annual report today, continuing to show that the Social Security program must address its funding...
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How Old Will You Be When Social Security's Funds Run Out?
Read moreThe Social Security Trust Funds are on a path to run out. Use this tool to find out what you stand to lose unless Washington acts.
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Social Security Only 16 Years From Insolvency
Read moreThe Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today, showing the Medicare Part A trust fund will be insolvent in seven years...