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What Does The National Debt Mean for America's Future?

We all have a responsibility to build a brighter fiscal and economic future for the next generation.

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Less Than 40 Percent Paid For

The legislation will increase federal deficits by $256 billion over the next decade, according to CBO projections.

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Treasury

Infographic: What Is the Debt Limit?

Learn the basics, as well as the implications for our economy and fiscal condition.

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Infrastructure

What Is the Economic Return on Infrastructure?

The proposed $1 trillion infrastructure bill could benefit the economy, but less so if financed through deficit spending.

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The White House

President Biden’s Economic Agenda

The Biden administration has put forward an ambitious slate of economic policy proposals — as well as ways to offset this significant new spending.

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Finding Solutions

We believe that by working together, we can create comprehensive, bipartisan solutions to address our fiscal challenges. We work to bring Americans together to find and implement sensible, long-term fiscal solutions for a strong, healthy economy that transcend age, party lines, and ideological divides in order to achieve real results.

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What We’re Doing

We are a non-partisan organization dedicated to increasing awareness and accelerating action on America’s long-term fiscal challenges. We partner with like-minded organizations and experts to support innovative programs and projects that provide accurate, objective analysis, and promising fiscal solutions.

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What You Can Do

The time to act is now. Education is key — it’s critical that Americans understand what’s at stake and the tradeoffs that are needed to get our country back on a sustainable fiscal path to a growing economy. We also have to make a commitment to support our elected leaders from both parties who want to do the right thing.

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