Budget Offsets Bank

Social Security is the largest federal government program and provides income to nearly 70 million retirees, dependents, survivors, and disabled...

The federal student loan program has a $1.6 trillion outstanding portfolio of loans and is projected to issue an additional trillion dollars in loans...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released its Options for Reducing the Deficit, outlining a number of options to reduce the deficit. We...

Medicare – a federal program that provides health insurance to seniors and some individuals with disabilities – is one of the largest and fastest...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released its Options for Reducing the Deficit, outlining 76 policy options to reduce the deficit. Most...

Note: (02/13/2025) We are updating our estimate for Reciprocal Tariffs on Countries that Impose Tariffs on U.S. Exports; it has been removed in the...

The Medicaid program – a joint federal-state program that provides health care to low-income populations – is projected to cost the federal government...

Extending the individual and estate provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) expiring at the end of next year without offsets would add $3.9...

As the national debt approaches record levels and interest costs surge , the next Administration and Congress will need to find options to reduce...

As Congress considers extensions of the expiring provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), lawmakers will need to come up with $3.9 to $4.8...

With the national debt approaching record levels and interest costs exploding, lawmakers will need to consider substantial spending cuts and revenue...