Debt & Deficits
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Are Defense and Disasters Causing the Deficit Increase?
When asked about the increasing deficit, President Trump yesterday pointed to defense spending increases and disaster relief. While both of those...
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Moody's: Widening Deficit Foreshadows Decline in U.S. Fiscal Strength
With last year's deficit growing to $779 billion, Moody's Investors Service yesterday warned that the country's fiscal position is on a "gradual...
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Treasury: 2018 Deficit was $779 Billion
The Treasury Department today released a fiscal year-end report showing that the deficit for FY 2018 increased to $779 billion, a $113 billion (or 17...
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CBO Shows $782 Billion Deficit for FY 2018
Late last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the final FY 2018 deficit. CBO estimates that the deficit increased to...
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A Fiscal Year Defined by $2.4 Trillion In New Debt
Typically, we mark the end of the fiscal year, which will occur on Monday, by reviewing important numbers for the previous fiscal year. This year, one...
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CBO’s Alternative Long-Term Budget Scenarios
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released alternative scenarios to its Long-Term Budget Outlook today. These scenarios show that if the recent...
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Maya MacGuineas: National Debt is About to Roar Back to Life as a Pressing Issue
Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, published an op-ed with CNN. An excerpt is below. As a result of an...
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The Deficit Is Not "Coming Down Rapidly"
This morning, White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow appeared on Fox Business and made the following claim (emphasis added): "As...
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Goldman Sachs Warns that the US Fiscal Outlook is “Not Good”
In a report released last month by Goldman Sachs, Chief Economist Jan Hatzius describes the U.S. fiscal outlook as “not good.” If left unchanged, the...
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VA Health Bill Should Be Offset
The House will vote this week on a bill that would temporarily extend then replace the Veterans Choice Program, which allows veterans facing long wait...
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A "Cheat Sheet" to Our Recent Work on Debt
Over the past month, we've been explaining different elements of CBO's recent budget outlook. Below is a summary of our recent work. Decade of Debt...
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Budget Barometer: 6 Key Debt Numbers
A good way to judge the national debt is as a share of the overall economy (or GDP). Based on the latest figures from the Congressional Budget Office...