Budget Basics: How Does Social Security Work?
Social Security is the largest single program in the federal budget and makes up approximately one quarter of total federal spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-does-social-security-work
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Social Security is the largest single program in the federal budget and makes up approximately one quarter of total federal spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-does-social-security-work
Understanding what’s happening on Capitol Hill requires an understanding of the Congressional budget process — which is notoriously technical, complex and arcane.
Reconciliation is a powerful process, whereby legislation drafted to meet those instructions has an easier path to passage.
Controlling our structural budget deficits will require major changes in budget policy.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/state-of-the-unions-finances/the-elements
Although the need for serious, long-term changes to the funding structure of the Highway Trust Fund is clear, there is disagreement over the approach to do so.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-highway-trust-fund
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a measure administered through the tax code to address poverty.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-the-earned-income-tax-credit
The Byrd Rule restricts what can be included in reconciliation legislation in the Senate.
Medicaid’s role in state budgets is unique, since the program acts as both an expenditure and the largest source of federal support in state budgets.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-how-do-states-pay-for-medicaid
Earmarks have been controversial, but nevertheless were reinstated by Congress in 2021 after a 10-year moratorium.
The January 2013 fiscal cliff involves several components of tax cuts and spending provisions.