Is the Health Care Cost Problem Solved?
The U.S. has been experiencing very low health care cost growth by historical standards since 2009, and projec- tions of federal health care spending...
2016 Campaign
Is Deficit Reduction Code for Austerity, Which Will Harm the Economy?
Some policymakers and commentators have conflated calls for deficit reduction with calls for austerity. It is true that some countries have enacted...
Can We Solve Our Debt Situation by Cutting Waste, Fraud, Abuse, Earmarks, and/or Foreign Aid?
When asked how they will fix the debt, many candidates may point to seemingly painless solutions such as reducing fraud, ending earmarks, or cutting...
With Deficits Falling, Our Debt Problems are Behind Us
Since the Great Recession, the deficit has fallen by about two-thirds, from $1.4 trillion in 2009 to $485 billion in 2014, a fact that some have used...
Is There No Harm in Waiting to Solve Our Debt Problems?
Another debt myth is that even if the long-term debt outlook is a problem, there is no need to address the debt now – it can be dealt with...
Huckabee Position Doesn't Add Up for Debt or Social Security
Former Arkansas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has criticized other candidates who are calling for entitlement reform,...
An ‘Interactive’ Analysis of Christie’s & Sanders’s Social Security Plans
Earlier this week, CRFB analyzed a new plan from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie that, among other things, would close about 60 percent...
Rubio Proposes Retirement Program Reforms
As the Senate works this week to increase the debt, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) outlined a series of reforms to Social Security, Medicare, and...
Marc Goldwein: How to Pay For the Payroll Tax Cut
In an op-ed for The Atlantic, CRFB Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein made the case for offsetting the costs of the payroll tax cut, AMT patch, and...
Apr 11, 2011 | Blog Paper Press Release
MY VIEW: Maya MacGuineas
In her latest commentary for CNN Money, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas discusses her experience at a budget forum in Colorado this weekend ...
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