Tax Reform Alone May Not Be Enough to Stabilize the National Debt
A new report from the Tax Foundation breaks down the drivers of the fiscal imbalance and concludes that tax increases alone cannot solve the problem.
Read MoreChart Pack: Healthcare
These charts illustrate the growth in U.S. healthcare spending and how it affects the federal budget.
Read More10 Largest Budget Functions
Here are the top ten spending categories for the federal budget.
Read MoreThe U.S. Dollar Is the World’s Reserve Currency. Why Does That Matter?
The country’s unsustainable fiscal outlook threatens to diminish the dollar’s standing, which would have damaging fiscal and economic consequences for the United States.
Read MoreSenators We Elect in 2026 Will Have to Deal with Automatic Social Security Cuts
Without congressional action within the next six years, millions of Social Security recipients will face an automatic benefit cut of approximately 22 percent.
Read MoreMedicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Could Be Exhausted in 7 Years
Without reform, Medicare spending will continue to rise over the coming years — threatening the HI Trust Fund and placing immense pressure on the federal budget.
Read MoreDespite Decades of Warnings, Depletion of Social Security’s Trust Fund Is Getting Closer
The depletion dates for Social Security and Medicare’s Trust Funds are rapidly approaching.
Read MoreSocial Security Will Be Depleted By 2032, and Other Takeaways From the Trustees Report
Social Security’s primary trust fund is projected to be depleted by 2032, at which point, benefits for every recipient will be automatically cut by 22 percent.
Read MoreSocial Security and Medicare Trust Funds Will Be Depleted Within the Next Decade
The latest Trustees’ report projects that the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund will be depleted in 2032 — one year earlier than projected in the last two reports.
Read MoreHow Do Quantitative Easing and Tightening Affect the Federal Budget?
The Federal Reserve plays an important role in stabilizing the country’s economy.
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