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Mar 15, 2022
How Are We Paying for the Federal Response to the Coronavirus?
The federal government has enacted legislation to provide relief from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Treasury has ramped up borrowing to pay for it.
Feb 11, 2021
Pandemic Fuels Record-Breaking Deficits — and Other Key Takeaways from the Latest CBO Report
New CBO baseline projections show that the nation will face daunting fiscal challenges over the next decade.
Jul 7, 2020
See How the Coronavirus Has Impacted 10-Year Projections for GDP and More
It’s going to take at least a decade for the labor market to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest data from the CBO.
Feb 25, 2022
Top Four Lessons the Pandemic Taught Us about Improving Unemployment Insurance
Unemployment insurance can be a critical government tool to ease suffering from economic downturns and hasten a recovery.
May 22, 2020
How Has the Coronavirus Affected the U.S. Economic Outlook
The U.S. economy was in its longest expansion since World War II. The pandemic, however, has altered that trajectory.
Apr 5, 2021
How Is the Government Supporting Small Businesses During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
America’s small businesses have been severely impacted by the pandemic — and lawmakers have focused a significant part of federal relief on helping them.
Nov 23, 2023
Fiscal Commissions: Promises and Disappointments
“The public has to be involved, educated, and understand the consequences of inaction. Legislators will not make difficult decisions unless their constituents see a need and reason to act,” writes G. William Hoagland.
Dec 22, 2017
Ten Charts That Sum Up This Year in Fiscal News
These charts illustrate some of the biggest fiscal policy stories from 2017.
Nov 8, 2021
Long-Term Fiscal Balance and the Social Security Trust Fund
“The projected shortfall of future Social Security revenues is the result of political action, not the absence of policy options for addressing this issue,” writes James Poterba.
Feb 2, 2023
Debt and Divides: U.S. Short on Leadership, Not Ideas
“No party, or even individual member, has bragging rights when it comes to advocating for, or making progress on, reducing the deficit and debt,” writes Heidi Heitkamp.