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Three Reasons Why Assuming Sustained 3% Growth is a Budget Gimmick
Lawmakers are reportedly counting on 3 percent economic growth for the next decade. Here are three key reasons why that is an irresponsible budget gimmick.
What Is the Primary Deficit?
The primary deficit is the difference between government revenues and spending, excluding interest payments. Learn more about the U.S. primary deficit.
What Are Automatic Stabilizers and How Do They Affect the Federal Budget?
To better respond to business cycle fluctuations, many important programs in the federal budget automatically adjust spending based on economic conditions.
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Chart Pack: Corporate Taxes
A selection of key charts on corporate income taxes in the United States and how they fit within the federal budget.
Eight of the Largest Tax Breaks Explained
Tax breaks totaled over $1.9 trillion in 2024. That’s more than the government spends on Social Security, defense, or Medicare and Medicaid.
The U.S. Forgoes Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Each Year Due to Unpaid Taxes
Cracking down on the tax gap would not only introduce more fairness into the system, but it could be a big help for our nation’s fiscal imbalance.
How Much Would It Cost to Make the TCJA Permanent?
Most of the individual tax provisions and a handful of business provisions in the TCJA are scheduled to expire in the next few years.
These Tax Expenditures Cost Billions More Than Anticipated — Here’s Why
The growing price tags demonstrate that the ultimate cost of a new tax break can be difficult to anticipate.
How Did the TCJA Affect Corporate Tax Revenues?
For the first few years after TCJA’s enactment, revenues from corporate taxes dropped sharply, but they returned to pre-TCJA levels starting in 2021.
Taxing the Rich Could Raise Trillions — But That Alone Won’t Fix Our Fiscal Crisis
A new paper from Manhattan Institute’s Brian Riedl examines ways to raise revenue from high-income Americans.