Advancing Fiscal Solutions
America’s fiscal challenges are serious, but they are solvable.
We support and produce a wide range of unbiased, substantive research and data, helping policymakers, journalists and the public develop a fuller understanding of our fiscal and economic outlook — and illuminating a way forward.
Many Solutions Exist
Solutions Initiative
The Solutions Initiative brings together leading policy organizations from across the political spectrum to develop comprehensive plans to put America on a stronger, more sustainable fiscal path.
Highlights From Our Grantees & Partners
Budget Offsets Bank
To help policymakers put us on a more sustainable fiscal path, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget maintains a list of policy options to reduce the deficit or use as offsets.
Fixing Social Security
"Unless lawmakers act to strengthen Social Security, there will be a significant automatic cut in benefits in less than a decade. The Brookings Institution released a plan to achieve solvency for the program and garner bipartisan support.
Program Highlights
Further Reading
The Six Largest Corporate Tax Expenditures
Relative to the size of the economy, the U.S. collects less revenues than many other advanced countries. Tax expenditures are a contributing reason.
What’s the Difference Between the Trade Deficit and Budget Deficit?
The terms “budget deficit” and “trade deficit” can be conflated, but they are distinct measurements of important fiscal and economic concepts.
Understanding the New Senior Deduction in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
The senior deduction adds complexity to the tax code, and fewer than half of seniors will benefit from it.