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A new analysis from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates that the national debt will equal nearly 130 percent of GDP by 2034.

The DOGE director wildly exaggerates what can be accomplished by tackling "waste, fraud, and abuse" in government spending without new legislation.

Under Trump, Social Security’s trust fund would run out three years earlier than currently projected, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

The vice president hasn’t done much to woo Big Business, but many executives would still rather take their chances with her than the alternative.

Benefits will be slashed 21% starting in 2033 if Social Security is not fixed, according to a new report. This is how much you could lose in annual benefits.

’Tis the season for hand-wringing over the fiscal condition of Social Security.

The people who are in the forefront of pushing Social Security "reform" by cutting benefits have gotten pretty good at hiding their intentions behind plausible-sounding jargon and economists' gibberish.

Fiscal policy is missing in the battle against rising prices.

With a deadline looming in less than two weeks for President Biden to decide what to do about student debt, it shouldn't be surprising that conservatives have been agitating with increasing intensity against relief for the borrowers.