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Meeting Fiscal Goals Under CRFB’s August Baseline

It would take roughly $7.5 trillion of deficit reduction over the next decade to bring the deficit down to 3 percent of GDP ...
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An August 2025 Budget Baseline

Importantly, the CRFB Adjusted August 2025 Baseline does not incorporate the dynamic effects from OBBBA nor other changes to ...
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As Social Security Turns 90, It's Racing Towards Insolvency

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

There are also a variety of health-related policy options available to offset any extension, including many outlined in our ...
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New York Times Article Does More to Perpetuate Myths than to Dispel Them

With Social Security’s 90 th birthday approaching, The New York Times (NYT) published an article this week alleging “ 6 myths ...
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Gross National Debt Reaches $37 Trillion

The gross national debt of the United States reached $37 trillion yesterday according to the U.S. Treasury. Gross debt had been held roughly constant at around $36.2 trillion since January after the ...
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TEST – CRFB Explains: Medicare-2025-08-21

2025-08-21-What is Medicare?What is Medicare? Medicare is the federal health insurance program that helps people age 65 and older, as well as some younger people with certain disabilities, pay for ...