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Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Budget Deficit Surges To $1.9 Trillion, CBO Projects

This adjustment represents a 27% rise in the deficit forecast, attributed to factors such as increased Medicaid spending, the fallout from the 2023 banking crises, and the passage of a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific region in April.

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CBO Projects Record-High Deficit And Debt Levels

Congressional Budget Office report reveals a 0 billion increase in federal budget deficit, reaching record debt levels, posing challenges for future law...

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Federal Budget Deficit To Reach Federal Budget Deficit To Reach Top News.9 Trillion This Year.9 Trillion This Year

CBO projects Federal Budget Deficit To Reach Top News.9 Trillion This Year.9 trillion deficit in 2024, trillion debt by 2034, highlighting fiscal challenges and need for solutions.

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CBO: Deficits and inflation higher, but so is economic growth - Roll Call

The fiscal situation has worsened, with spending higher than expected and revenue lower, the Congressional Budget Office said.

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The GOP Once Claimed To Be the Party of 'Fiscal Responsibility.' So Why Not Reform Social Security?

Reasonable options include gradually raising the minimum retirement age, adjusting benefits to reflect longer life expectancies, and implementing fair means-testing to ensure benefits flow where they're actually needed.

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The National Debt Is Making Us Poorer

The average American will lose between $5,000 and $14,000 annually by 2054 due to the burden of the growing national debt.

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The Congressional Budget Office's Alternative Scenarios Forecast a Dire Economic Picture

Why aren't politicians on both sides more worried than they seem to be?

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What Are The Costs Behind Trump's Economic Proposals?

Republican former president Donald Trump once dubbed himself a "Tariff Man" seeking to boost government coffers.

International Business Times

Vilsack says House proposal threatens farm bill coalition - Roll Call

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack says the House treatment of food stamp benefits threatens to crack the coalition needed to pass a farm bill.

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How Immigration is Helping Boost the Labor Market Without Overheating it and Stoking Inflation

Increased immigration can boost the breakeven rate of the so called neutral payrolls growth. What this means

Latin Times

Latino Unemployment Rate Drops With Another Blowout Report that Exceeds Expectations

Concretely, the rate decreased to 4.5%, a little over the general one, at 3.8%

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The National Debt Is a National Security Issue

The growing debt will "slow economic growth, drive up interest payments," and "heighten the risk of a fiscal crisis," the CBO warns.

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CBO Projects Improved Debt Outlook Due To Immigration And Spending Agreements

CBO's report projects improved debt trajectory due to factors like immigration and spending agreements, emphasizing the critical role of immigration and fi...

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Lawmakers push changes to CBO scoring for preventive health - Roll Call

Bill would make it easier for CBO to score preventive health measures over a longer period of time - up to 30 years.

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Brian Riedl: Who Bankrupted Us More—Trump or Biden?

"I'm concerned about a Trump-Biden rematch," argues Riedl. "You have two presidents with two of the worst fiscal records of the past 100 years."

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Democrats, unions ramp up pressure against fiscal commission - Roll Call

A proposed fiscal commission to fast-track deficit reduction measures, already under attack from the right, also faces a stepped-up assault from the left.

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Lower cost-of-living raises for older adults expected due to slowing inflation

Latest News in Business, Lower cost-of-living raises for older adults expected due to slowing inflation 13 Feb,2024 TOP News

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Immigration Could Reduce the Deficit by at Least $1 Trillion Over the Next Ten Years

But the Congressional Budget Office projection assumes we will not cut immigration levels, as is likely to happen if Trump returns to power.

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Surging Immigration Will Reduce Deficits by $1 Trillion

New Congressional Budget Office data shows how higher-than-expected immigration is a win for the economy and the federal budget.

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Federal Government Will Borrow Another $20 Trillion in the Next Decade

Three things to know about the new Congressional Budget Office report on the growing federal deficit.

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How Increasing Immigration Can Reduce the Deficit

And why the Congressional Budget Office does a poor job of making those estimates.

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Politicians Need To Stop Pretending the National Debt Is Sustainable

The reality raises questions about the kind of future we want to leave for the next generation.

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Interest Rates Are High. GOP Presidential Candidates Need To Get Serious About It.

They will either reduce the ability to spend money or to cut taxes.

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The Fiscal Hawks Were Right About Debt and Interest Rates

Rosy fiscal expectations based on eternally low interest rates have proven dangerously wrong.

Evening Standard

TikTok prankster Mizzy: I was wild and reckless, now I want to change

Mizzy, real name Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, gives his first interview since being released from prison

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