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Saving Social Security and Medicare Could Help Fix the Debt
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) Long-Term Budget Outlook shows debt rising continuously as a share of the economy over the next 30 years and...
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David Walker: It is time to confront fiscal failure
Read moreDavid Walker is a former Comptroller General of the United States (head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office) and past board member of the...
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Mike Murphy: The question to ask in 2020
Read moreMike Murphy is the director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's FixUS initiative. He recently wrote an opinion piece for The Fulcrum...
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Senate Should Pass Budget Plan Before Defense Authorization
Read moreFor Immediate Release The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 to authorize...
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Would a 10% VAT Pay for a $1,000 per Month UBI?
Read moreDuring the first 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate, candidate Andrew Yang claimed that his Universal Basic Income (UBI) proposal of $1,000...
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CBO: Fixing the Debt Would Increase Income
Read morePutting debt on a downward path could increase average income by almost $9,000 per person per year, or about 10 percent as compared to continuing on...
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US Budget Watch 2020 Will Hold Candidates Accountable for Their Fiscal Promises
Read moreFor Immediate Release The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget launched its US Budget Watch 2020 project Wednesday, an initiative to...
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CBO Releases 2019 Long-Term Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its 2019 Long-Term Outlook, again confirming the budget’s unsustainable long-term trajectory...
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CBO's 2019 Long-Term Budget Outlook
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Long-Term Budget Outlook, again confirming the budget’s unsustainable long-term trajectory...
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Maya MacGuineas: America's Biggest Weakness is No Big Secret
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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Repealing SALT Caps Would Cost Another $500 Billion
Read moreThe Ways & Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures is holding two hearings today on limitations to the state and local tax (SALT) deduction...
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The Long-Term Debt is Out of Control
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Long-Term Budget Outlook Tuesday, which warns that today’s high levels of...