US population projections shrink because of declining birth rates, less immigration
The Congressional Budget Office has shrunk its projections for the U.S. population in 30 years to 372 million residents ...
Republicans may try budget math that doesn’t count Trump tax cuts
Extending the tax law that’s set to expire would add $4.6 trillion to the national debt — so some GOP lawmakers want to ...
Lawler, Latimer favor study of Social Security's future as fund faces depletion by 2033
With the clock is ticking on the Social Security Trust Fund, Reps. George Latimer and Mike Lawler say more time is needed to ...
How An Older Population Could Give Employees the Upper Hand in Wage Talks
Workers gunning for higher wages have a powerful ally on their side: the passage of time. As birth rates have declined over ...
The national debt is undermining our national security
The growing national debt is a threat to national security and must be brought under control to preserve the security of the ...
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Navy shipbuilding plan would cost $1 trillion over the next 30 years
The Navy's plan for its future fleet would require $1 trillion and a drastic increase in productivity at the nation's ...
Experts worry as deficit tops $2 trillion in last year
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office released new data this week showing that in the last calendar year, the federal deficit ...
A 2025 tax debate starts with a focus on a subject of bipartisan agreement: the child tax credit
A historic 2025 tax debate is formally underway. A lot of the early focus is on an issue well known to pretty much every ...
U.S. Deaths Expected to Outpace Births Within the Decade
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office lowers expected immigration, fertility and population growth.
A Big Social Security Change Just Signed by President Biden Comes With Bad News for Retirees
The Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund pays retirement, spousal, and survivors benefits.