Tax expenditures in theory promote specific policy goals by subsidizing that behavior through tax benefits. However, in comprehensive tax reform...

Recently, a bipartisan duo in the House -- Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-FL) and Rep. David Joyce (R-OH) -- introduced the SAVE Act, a bill to reduce federal...

After the deadlock last Thursday in the Senate over student loan interest rates, there still appears to be a gap between Democrats and Republicans on...

This weekend, The New York Times (NYT) editorial board laid out an argument for why they believe Social Security’s long-term gap is relatively...

Standard and Poor's Ratings Services confirmed today its AA+ long-term sovereign credit rating on US debt, where it has been since the August 2011...

When the financial crisis began at the end of 2007, it soon became clear that the government would need to run higher deficits in response. Tax...

Dive In – The pools have opened to provide relief from the summer heat and an opportunity to work on those tans. Congress is back in session this week...

Bipartisanship will be a crucial element when it comes to reforming Social Security and achieving other budget related reforms in the near future. In...

In a new paper, the Center for American Progress's Michael Linden makes the case for resetting the fiscal debate. His main point is that given...

Earlier this week, we discussed the new Medicare Trustees projections which project that the Hospital Insurance (HI, or Part A) trust fund will be...