Are We Borrowing a Million Dollars a Minute?
In talking about foreign aid in the context of his proposed budgets, Sen.
Fiscal FactCheck
Does Entitlement Spending Constitute 71 Percent of the Budget?
At last night’s Republican presidential debate, Gov.
CRFB and FTD Publish 16 Budget Myths to Watch Out For in the 2016 Campaign
The next President will need to confront a number of budgetary challenges and will likely sign into law many federal tax and spending changes. But...
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Fiscal FactCheck: 16 Budget Myths to Watch Out For in the 2016 Campaign
Update: The original version of this paper had a mathematical typo, saying that Medicare beneficiaries get, on average, 3
Can We Fix the Debt Solely by Taxing the Top 1 Percent?
A popular suggestion is that raising taxes only on high earners (for example, the top one percent – households that make above roughly $435,000 ann
Are Medicare and Social Security Earned Benefits that Should Not Be Touched?
Although Social Security and Medicare are two of the fastest growing programs in the budget, many argue against making adjustments to these program
Can We Grow Our Way Out of Debt?
Suggesting that the U.S.
Will Repealing “Obamacare” Fix the Debt?
Some candidates may propose to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” in order to solve the fiscal situation.
Do Tax Cuts Pay For Themselves?
Some advocates of tax cuts have suggested such cuts will not lose revenue since they will spur economic growth and thus produce enough additional t
