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Marc Goldwein: Five Social Security Plans That Really Would Help Make America Great Again
Read moreMarc Goldwein is the senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote a guest... -
Our Quick Take on CBO's August Projections
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released updated baseline projections showing deficits and debt rising in the coming years. CRFB will... -
Report: Analysis of CBO's August 2016 Budget and Economic Outlook
Read moreBudget deficits are on the rise, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO’s) budget and economic projections released today. CBO projects... -
CBO: Federal Investment is Good for Long-Term Growth - If It's Paid For
Read morePublic investment has the potential to significantly increase economic growth, but only if its paid for – that's the key finding of a recent report... -
Maya MacGuineas: We Can't Borrow Our Way to Prosperity
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt, wrote an op-ed that... -
The Better Budget Process Initiative: Senate Budget Procedures - Prospects for Reform
Read moreBefore the Senate adjourned in July for summer recess, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) released an outline recommending changes to... -
CRFB Responds to Donald Trump’s New Tax Plan
Read moreIn a speech today at the Detroit Economic Club, presidential candidate Donald Trump announced revisions to his tax reform plan, suggesting that... -
Health Care in CBO’s Long-Term Budget Outlook
Read moreFederal health care spending is one of the most important projections in the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) recent Long-Term Budget Outlook since... -
Gene Steuerle: The 'Save Our Social Security Act of 2016': A Major Step Toward Reform
Read moreWithout fanfare, a bipartisan group of Representatives has introduced a bill that could bring Social Security’s finances close to long-term balance. -
Subject to Change: How Different Parameters Could Affect Long-Term Debt
Read moreUnderlying the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) 30-year budget projections are a series of economic and demographic assumptions that are critical... -
Long-Term Budget Outlook Underlines Trouble Ahead for Social Security
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) 2016 Long-Term Budget Outlook release came with updated projections of the 75-year solvency of Social Security... -
Making Trust Funds Solvent Would Just About Stabilize Debt
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) long-term outlook shows a bleak picture, with federal debt steadily rising from 75 percent of Gross Domestic...