Why Are Americans Paying More for Healthcare?
High healthcare spending is not necessarily a bad thing, especially if it leads to better health outcomes. However, that is not the case in the United States.
Read MoreHow Does the Aging of the Population Affect Our Fiscal Health?
As a large portion of the American population lives well beyond retirement age, the total cost of providing healthcare will grow as well.
Read MoreHow Is K-12 Education Funded?
Public schools for students in kindergarten through 12th grade are financed through a combination of local, state, and federal dollars in proportions that vary across and within states.
Read MoreHealthcare Costs Are a Major Driver of the National Debt and Here’s the Biggest Reason Why
Improving the U.S. healthcare system will be crucial to providing quality, affordable healthcare and to bettering our nation’s long-term economic and fiscal well-being.
Read MoreU.S. Healthcare System Ranks Seventh Worldwide — Innovative but Fiscally Unsustainable
Spending on healthcare in the United States has far outpaced other major healthcare systems without yielding better outcomes.
Read MoreInfographic: How Are Capital Gains Taxed?
The capital gains tax, which is a levy on said profits, is categorized as part of individual income tax revenues, but it is administered at a lower rate than ordinary income.
Read MoreSocial Security Faces Serious Financial Shortfalls and Other Takeaways From the Trustees Report
Without reform, the Social Security Trust Funds will soon be depleted and unable to pay full benefits.
Read MoreWhat Are Earmarks and What Purpose Do They Serve?
Earmarks have been controversial, but nevertheless were reinstated by Congress in 2021 after a 10-year moratorium.
Read MoreWhat Are Treasury’s “Extraordinary Measures” on the Debt Ceiling?
When the government reaches its debt ceiling, the Treasury can use various accounting maneuvers, so-called “extraordinary measures,” to forestall a default.
Read MoreBudget Basics: The National Flood Insurance Program
The National Flood Insurance Program is run by the federal government to reduce the impact of flooding on private and public structures.
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