Debt & Deficits
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Our Top 10 Charts of 2017
Read moreThe year 2017 was a busy time for budget policy as lawmakers considered major legislation dealing with health care and taxes following the...
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Marc Goldwein: Debt Matters Even More After Tax Bill's Passage
Read moreMarc Goldwein is the Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion...
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Maya MacGuineas: Standing Strong Against Increasing the National Debt
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...
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The Year-End Debt Dilemma
Read moreAs the year comes to a close, lawmakers have a number of legislative deadlines and a variety of issues they need or want to address – many of which...
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Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles: A Moment of Truth for our Country’s Financial Future
Read moreAlan Simpson is a former Republican senator from Wyoming. Erskine Bowles served as chief of staff to President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 1998. They co...
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Gene Steuerle: A Debt Straightjacket or a Misdiagnosed Disease?
Read moreNoting rising public and private debt across the developed world, International Economy magazine asked a group of economists, including me, “Has the...
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Leon Panetta: Blowing Up the Debt is a Threat to America
Read moreAs the tax bills under consideration by the Congress make clear, the congressional budget process is badly broken — and there’s no longer any pretense...
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Leon Panetta and Other Former Defense Secretaries: Debt-Increasing Tax Bill Threatens National Security
Read moreAn open letter to Congressional leaders from Leon Panetta, Ash Carter and Chuck Hagel.
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Maya MacGuineas: Missed Opportunity to Use Health Care, Tax Policies to Stop Debt Growth
Read moreHeadlines were made recently when the gross national debt topped $20 trillion for the first time. You would think this ominous milestone might give...
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Maya MacGuineas: $20 Trillion in National Debt Is a Big Deal
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...
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Why Did Debt Jump $318 Billion in One Day?
Read moreOn September 8, 2017, gross U.S. debt increased almost $318 billion after President Trump signed legislation temporarily suspending the debt limit as...
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ARCHIVE: Q&A: Gross Debt Versus Debt Held by the Public
Read moreOn September 8, the federal government's gross debt exceeded $20 trillion for the first time. This mark serves as an important reminder of the nation...