Importantly, the CRFB Adjusted August 2025 Baseline does not incorporate the dynamic effects from OBBBA nor other changes to ...

Social Security turns 90 today – but its retirement program is on course to be insolvent by age 97 – according to new ...

The gross national debt of the United States reached $37 trillion yesterday according to the U.S. Treasury. Gross debt had ...

On August 7, the Trump Administration finalized a new set of “reciprocal tariff rates” that generally range from 10 to 41 ...

There are also a variety of health-related policy options available to offset any extension, including many outlined in our ...

With Social Security’s 90 th birthday approaching, The New York Times (NYT) published an article this week alleging “ 6 myths ...

The federal government borrowed $1.9 trillion over the past year – August 2024 to July 2025 – based on estimates from the ...

Pay-As-You-Go” or PAYGO rules and laws require offsets for new tax cuts and mandatory spending so they do not add to the debt ...

Board Members The Committee’s Board comprises some of the nation's leading budget experts, including many past heads of the House and Senate Budget Committees, the Congressional Budget Office, the ...

Q&A: Gross Debt Versus Debt Held by the Public 2025-08-12 On August 11, 2025 the gross national debt exceeded $37.0 trillion for the first time. This mark serves as an important reminder of the nation ...

The below tool was created prior to the permanent extension of the expiring Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions as enacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; its calculations are now out of date. We plan ...