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Eugene Steuerle: Multi-Trillion Dollar Fiscal and Monetary Gambles
Read moreUnder pressure from President Trump and worried about a worldwide economic slowdown, the Federal Reserve recently cut short-term interest rates.
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Chartbook: Promoting Economic Growth through Social Security Reform
Read moreBelow is a Chartbook that corresponds to the paper " Promoting Economic Growth through Social Security Reform":
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Marjorie Margolies: When will the 2020 presidential candidates be asked about America’s debt?
Read moreMarjorie Margolies is president of Women’s Campaign International and a member of the board of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She...
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Promoting Economic Growth through Social Security Reform
Read moreBy Marc Goldwein, Maya MacGuineas, and Chris Towner Executive Summary As the population ages and an increasing share of Americans exit the workforce...
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Americans Show They Can Make Tough Federal Budget Decisions and Reduce National Debt
Read moreThe national debt currently is the highest it has been as a share of the economy since just after World War II, and it is rising rapidly. This high...
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We Updated the Debt Fixer and Released Results Showing Americans Can Fix the Debt
Read moreWe have updated our popular Debt Fixer interactive budget tool, just as Congress faces another deadline to keep the government funded and avoid a...
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Elizabeth Warren's Higher Education Plan
Read moreIn April, 2020 presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) unveiled a plan for “universal free public college and cancellation of student...
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Eugene Steuerle: Congress is supposed to decide how the U.S. spends money. Soon, it won’t be able to.
Read moreDemocratic candidates for president are promising Medicare-for-all, free college and an ambitious — and expensive — Green New Deal.
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After the 2020 Election, Fiscal Challenges Await
Read moreThe winner of the 2020 presidential election will begin his or her term facing a daunting fiscal situation. High deficits and debt, depleting trust...
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Is Spending, Not Tax Cuts, Driving the Deficit?
Read moreThe House Ways and Means Committee minority recently published a blog post claiming that "spending, not tax cuts, [is] driving national deficits." It...
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Tim Penny & David Minge: Debating 2020 Democrats should not ignore our exploding debt
Read moreTim Penny is co-chair and David Minge is a board member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Both are former representatives from the...
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Debt Could Reach Record Levels by 2030
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) latest budget projections point to high and rising debt under current law, but the situation is far worse if...