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A New War Spending Gimmick In The Budget Deal
The 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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Does Rubio's Tax Plan Both Help the Poor the Most and Help the Rich More Than the Middle Class?
In the third Republican debate, moderator John Harwood and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) had a small squabble about the distributional impact of the tax...
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Does the 2015 Budget Act Spend Now and Save Later?
Governor John Kasich claimed in the October 28 Republican Debate that the budget deal, formally known as the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, is “the...
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Lawmakers Promise to Repeal Crop Insurance Reforms
The 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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Sen. Lankford's SSDI Amendment Continues Progress on Improving the Program
During last week's debate on the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) offered up an amendment making many further changes to the...
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The Tricks and Treats in the Budget Deal
With the Senate passing the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 in the wee hours of the morning the bill now heads to the President's desk for signature...
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Can You Make a Dent in the Fiscal Gap by Taxing the Top 1%?
Republican candidate Ben Carson claimed during the debate, "You can take everything from the top 1% and you apply it to our fiscal gap, and you won't...
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Fiscal FactCheck: Third Republican Debate
This blog is part of the “ Fiscal FactCheck” series designated to examine the accuracy of budget-related statements made during the 2016 presidential...
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Social Security Changes in the Budget Deal
The recently-introduced Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 tackles a laundry list of items that lawmakers needed to address over this Congress, including...
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Do Tax Loopholes Cost American Taxpayers $1.4 Trillion a Year?
In the undercard debate, Former Gov. George Pataki (R-NY) said tax loopholes “cost American taxpayers $1.4 trillion a year.” Pataki is referring to...
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Does the Average Worker Pay $100,000 in Medicare Taxes and Receive $350,000 in Benefits?
Sen. 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 Allow Obama To Borrow Unlimited Amounts?
In the Republican debate, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said the recent budget deal “allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money.” Paul is...