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CBO Releases New 10-Year Budget Projections
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its February 2021 Budget and Economic Outlook, showing that the COVID-19 public health and...
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Biden Campaign Plan Offers Menu of Offsets
With Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, President Joe Biden has taken office with a real opportunity to advance new spending and tax...
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Debt Cancellation and SALT Cap Repeal Would Benefit Higher Earners
In her recent Washington Post column, Catherine Rampell argues progressives should “be more progressive in an old-fashioned sense: by helping the poor...
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Maya MacGuineas: After the pandemic recovery, we must tackle the national debt
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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Maya MacGuineas: The national debt still matters, despite low interest rates
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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Maya MacGuineas: Trump and Biden must answer critical budget questions
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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IMF Report Underscores Need for Long-Term Deficit Reduction in U.S.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) made news earlier this week when it issued a report saying that most advanced economies will not need future...
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The Cost of the Trump and Biden Campaign Plans
Whoever is inaugurated on January 20, 2021, will face many fiscal challenges over his term. Under current law, trillion-dollar annual budget deficits...
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Maya MacGuineas: The debt is huge because Trump kept his promises
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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Analysis of CBO's 2020 Long-Term Budget Outlook
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its 2020 Long-Term Budget Outlook, which shows the federal budget is on an unsustainable long...
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CBO Releases 2020 Long-Term Budget Outlook
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its 2020 Long-Term Budget Outlook, showing the federal budget is on an unsustainable long-term...
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CBO Projects Debt Will Reach New Record
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its updated Budget Outlook, showing that the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis has...