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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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Bonus Depreciation Has Cost Over $200 Billion So Far and Could Cost $450 Billion
Read moreWith Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) being elected as Speaker of the House, the Ways & Means (W&M) Committee Chair has gone to Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX). In an...
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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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Does John Kasich Have a Plan to Balance the Budget in Ten Years?
Read moreDuring the November 10 Republican debate, Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) touted his plan which he said would balance the budget by the end of his second term...
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Follow Along with Our @FiscalFactCheck of the #GOPDebate
Read moreIt's hard to believe that two weeks have already passed by and the next #GOPDebate is upon us. Tonight we will continue to keep the candidates honest...
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Gene Steuerle: Recent Social Security reform doesn’t fix unfair spousal benefits
Read moreThe budget compromise forged by Congress and the Obama administration at the end of last month makes two fundamental changes in Social Security.
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Infographic Comparing Candidates' Tax Plans
Read moreFiscal FactCheck released an infographic comparing the costs of several GOP presidential candidates’ tax plans. So far, the Tax Foundation has scored...
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New Reconciliation Estimate Still Points to Long-Term Trouble
Read moreIn light of recent developments, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has updated its estimate of the health care reconciliation bill (previously...
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Budget Deal Takes 20 Years to Offset Its Cost
Read moreThe recently-enacted budget deal does not offset its ten-year cost like advocates have claimed, but what about the longer-term impact? The deal...