Launching Fiscal FactCheck & Live-Tweeting the #CNBCGOPDebate
We are pleased to launch the Fiscal FactCheck series, a project of the Committee for a Responsible F
2016 Campaign
Does the Budget Deal Take $150 Billion From Social Security and Spend It Elsewhere?
In discussing the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 – the budget deal that is working its way through Congress – former Gov.
Do Tax Loopholes Cost American Taxpayers $1.4 Trillion a Year?
In the undercard debate, Former Gov.
Would a 3-Year Spending Freeze Balance the Budget?
Republican Presidential candidate Ben Carson has frequently talked about constraining the growing national debt, and
Does the Average Worker Pay $100,000 in Medicare Taxes and Receive $350,000 in Benefits?
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said during the debate that the average worker will pay $100,000 in Medicare taxes and receive $350,000 in benefits.
Does the Budget Deal Allow Obama To Borrow Unlimited Amounts?
In the Republican debate, Sen.
Bush Proposes Social Security and Medicare Reform Plan
This blog is part of a series of "Policy Explainers" for the 2016 presidential election, where we explain some of the candidates' policy proposals...
Bush Proposes Social Security And Medicare Reform Plan
Today, Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush unveiled a
Do the Top 0.6 Percent of Americans Generate 30 Percent of the Revenue?
Gov. Lincoln Chafee (D-RI) said “So let's go back to the tax code.
Will Immigration Reform Increase Annual Wages by $250?
One claim made by former Gov.