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Three Key Ingredients for Negotiating a Fiscally Responsible Budget Deal

Brian Riedl, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, details the three key ingredients for negotiating a deficit-reducing budget deal.

Three Major Challenges to Retirement Security

The top financial worry for Americans is having enough money for retirement — and for good reason.

What Are the Trends Slowing Wage Growth?

While there has been positive news about recent wage growth, looking back over the last 40 years reveals a different story for the average worker.

Why Are Prescription Drug Prices Rising and How Do They Affect the U.S. Fiscal Outlook?

The rising cost of drugs has significant implications not only for Americans who rely on medications, but also for our nation’s budget and fiscal outlook.

Social Security Reform: Options to Adjust Benefits

A well-designed benefit reduction policy would improve the equitability by better balancing the payouts between low- and high-income earners, say proponents.

Issues

Learn more about critical, interconnected policy areas that drive our national debt.

Issues: Democracy

A healthy democracy supports effective and collaborative policymaking, which is essential to making progress on national fiscal and economic challenges.

Issues: Fiscal Outlook

America’s high and rising national debt threatens our economic future. Learn about the drivers of the debt.

Issues: The U.S. Budget

Learn about the federal budget process and where your tax dollars go. Read our U.S. budget explainers to understand the costs and benefits of popular programs.

Issues: Individual Taxes

Individual taxes are the largest source of revenues for the federal government. Learn about tax reform policy options for a stronger fiscal outlook.