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The U.S. spent more on defense in 2012 than did the countries with the next 10 highest defense budgets combined

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:30:00 -0400

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:30:00 -0400

Five individual tax breaks account for about $700 billion in annual income tax expenditures

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:35:00 -0400

By 2040, projected interest costs on the debt will be almost four times what the federal government has historically spent on education, research and development and infrastructure

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:30:00 -0400

Discretionary spending funds a wide range of government programs

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:35:00 -0500

Individual income and payroll taxes comprise most of federal receipts

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:30:00 -0500

The composition of federal revenues has been relatively constant since the mid-1970s

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:30:00 -0500

Despite recent declines, U.S. household debt is still very high relative to disposable income

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:30:00 -0500

The U.S. personal savings rate fell sharply between 1980 and 2007 and remains low, at 4.6% of disposable income

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:30:00 -0500

By 2060, federal revenues will not even be sufficient to cover interest payments on the federal debt

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:30:00 -0500

Nondefense discretionary includes many programs that could promote future economic growth

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Effective tax rates: income, payroll, corporate and estate taxes combined

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:20:00 -0500

Total tax burdens are lower in the U.S. than many other developed economies

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 01:30:00 -0400

Americans spend over twice as much per capita on health care as the average developed country

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:30:00 -0400

Although the U.S. spends more on health care than other countries, its health outcomes are generally no better

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:30:00 -0400

2012 Conventions: "Fiscal Thursdays" at the RNC and DNC

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:30:00 -0400

2012 Conventions: "Fiscal Thursday" at the DNC

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:30:00 -0400

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2012 Conventions: "Fiscal Thursday" at the RNC

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:30:00 -0400

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Medicaid finances about one-third of all home health and nursing home care spending in the United States

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:26:00 -0400

An increasing share of the economy's income has gone to the wealthy over the past 30 years

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 10:30:00 -0400

Since 1980 the share of total pre-tax income has sharply increased for the wealthy, but decreased for low income households

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 10:30:00 -0400

The number of visits made to specialists by Medicare beneficiaries in the last two years of life varies significantly by state

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 10:30:00 -0400

"Dual eligibles" make up about 15 percent of Medicaid enrollment but consume 39 percent of program spending

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Stabilizing our national debt will not be easy. Doing it through spending cuts or revenue increases alone would require large policy changes

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:30:00 -0400

Since 1800, U.S. debt held by the public has exceeded 60 percent of GDP (a maximum debt criterion used by the European Monetary Union) only during World War II

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 10:30:00 -0400

Debt under two scenarios