Advancing Fiscal Solutions
America’s fiscal challenges are serious, but they are solvable.
We support and produce a wide range of unbiased, substantive research and data, helping policymakers, journalists and the public develop a fuller understanding of our fiscal and economic outlook — and illuminating a way forward.
Many Solutions Exist
Solutions Initiative
The Solutions Initiative brings together leading policy organizations from across the political spectrum to develop comprehensive plans to put America on a stronger, more sustainable fiscal path.
Highlights From Our Grantees & Partners
Budget Offsets Bank
Through the first six months of the fiscal year, the cumulative deficit was $242 billion above the corresponding period the year before.
Fixing Social Security
"Unless lawmakers act to strengthen Social Security, there will be a significant automatic cut in benefits in less than a decade. The Brookings Institution released a plan to achieve solvency for the program and garner bipartisan support.
Program Highlights
Further Reading
The United States Spends More on Defense than the Next 9 Countries Combined
Defense spending by the United States accounted for nearly 40 percent of military expenditures by countries around the world in 2023.
The President’s “Skinny Budget” Reallocates Priorities for Appropriations
The first budget from the first year of a new Administration is an important statement of budgetary priorities.
The National Debt Can Crowd Out Investments in the Economy — Here’s How
Large amounts of federal debt could “crowd out” investments by the private sector, making the economy less productive and stunting wage growth.