How Did the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Affect Federal Spending?
Overall, the OBBBA adds significantly to the nation’s debt, but the act contains net spending cuts that lessen that impact.
Read MoreHow Did the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Change Healthcare Policy?
The OBBBA adds significantly to the nation’s debt, but its healthcare provisions lessen that impact by $1.0 trillion.
Read MoreWhat Types of Securities Does the Treasury Issue?
Learn about the different types of Treasury securities issued to the public as well as trends in interest rates and maturity terms.
Read MoreWhat Is the Disaster Relief Fund?
Natural disasters are becoming increasingly frequent, endangering lives and extracting a significant fiscal and economic cost.
Read MoreInfographic: U.S. Healthcare Spending
Improving our healthcare system to deliver better quality care at lower cost is critically important to our nation’s long-term economic and fiscal well-being.
Read MoreCan We Raise the Retirement Age and Protect Vulnerable Workers?
Some policy options aim to protect economically vulnerable workers or those who are unable to delay retirement because they work in physically demanding occupations.
Read MoreA Brief History of U.S. Government Shutdowns
Government shutdowns (and the threat of them) are a recent phenomenon and something other developed countries don’t contend with.
Read MoreHealthcare Spending Will Be One-Fifth of the Economy Within a Decade
Healthcare spending in the United States is rising, with serious implications for the federal budget.
Read MoreFour Reasons Why a Government Shutdown Is Harmful
It may be counterintuitive, but government shutdowns are expensive. They are also bad for the economy.
Read MoreShould We Eliminate the Social Security Tax Cap?
There have been a number of proposals to increase, eliminate, or otherwise adjust the payroll tax cap as a way to shore up Social Security’s finances.
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