A Summit on Building America's Future
Demographic change and its effect on the economy and the budget was a main topic of discussion at the 10th Annual Peter G Peterson Fou
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CBO Projections Support Concerns About Trump Budget
May 13, 2019New projections by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) show that President Trump’s proposed Fiscal Year 2020 budget would increase th
Tax Cuts and Health Care Costs
May 06, 2019During the latest Facing the Future, Adam Lord, a manager at the C
Low Interest Rates Are No Magic Bullet for the Federal Debt
May 06, 2019Low interest rates on the federal debt have allowed the government to borrow more in recent years without seeing the cost of servicing that debt rise as a share of the economy (GDP).
Concord Coalition, 11 Other Groups Oppose ‘Zombie’ Tax Break Extensions
May 06, 2019Trustees' Warning: Time Running Out
April 29, 2019“To me the number one message is: We are running out of time,” said Marc Goldwein.
U.S. Needs Better Budgeting for Natural Disasters
April 29, 2019With growing threats from climate change and natural disasters, some lawmakers in both parties are discussing needed changes in how Washington budgets -- or to be more precise, fails to b
Health Care Rx: Transparency, Competition and Choice
April 22, 2019On the latest Facing the Future Joe Antos, the Wilson H.
To Sharply Reduce Deficits, Enforce Tax Laws
April 20, 2019Federal deficits are rising so rapidly that many politicians appear to be throwing up their hands and simply ignoring the numbers.
Fiscal Therapy with Bill Gale
April 15, 2019The latest “Economist Mom” segment on Facing the Future, featured Bill Gale, Diane Lim and Robert L. Bixby.
GAO Urges Improvements in U.S. Fiscal Health
April 15, 2019There’s a familiar ring to the latest report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the nation’s fiscal health, and that is not a good sign.