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Does the U.S. Spend More Per Person on Health Care Without Better Outcomes?
Read moreIn the November 14 Democratic debate, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said the United States spends more per person on health care than any other major...
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The Federal Reserve Budget Gimmick In The House Transportation Bill
Read moreThe transportation bill that the House passed last week contains a budget gimmick worth almost $60 billion (Wall Street Journal Paywall). The...
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Does the U.S. Spend More on Its Military Than the Next 10 Countries Combined?
Read moreDuring last night’s debate in an exchange between Senators Rand Paul and Marco Rubio on defense spending, Paul claimed that “we spend more on our...
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Has the Government Spent $2 Trillion on the Wars in the Middle East?
Read moreDuring the fourth Republican debate last night, Donald Trump suggested that we have spent $2 trillion on the wars in the Middle East. Between Fiscal...
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Would Cutting Spending by 1% Balance the Budget in Less Than Five Years?
Read moreDuring the November 10 Republican debate, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said when discussing balanced budgets, "I’m also in favor of a plan called the penny...
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Can the Budget Realistically Be Balanced Without Touching Social Security or Medicare?
Read moreDuring this election cycle, candidates may try to claim that it’s possible to bring the federal budget to balance without touching Medicare or Social...
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Five Gimmicks Only Budget Wonks Get
Read moreThe Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, signed into law earlier this week, is fully offset over the next ten years, according to the scoring conventions of...
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A New War Spending Gimmick In The Budget Deal
Read moreThe Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 is now the law of the land. While the law does not necessarily prevent a government shutdown, it does raise the...
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Lawmakers Promise to Repeal Crop Insurance Reforms
Read moreThe budget deal recently signed into law relied heavily on one-time savings and gimmicks to offset the costs of the package, with less than half of...
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Does the Average Worker Pay $100,000 in Medicare Taxes and Receive $350,000 in Benefits?
Read moreSen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said during the debate that the average worker will pay $100,000 in Medicare taxes and receive $350,000 in benefits. According...
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Does the Budget Deal Take $150 Billion From Social Security and Spend It Elsewhere?
Read moreIn discussing the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 – the budget deal that is working its way through Congress – former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) said...