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Budget Digests
Explaining the Effect of Sequester on Discretionary Spending
...a sequester on discretionary programs can only be ordered if appropriations exceed the spending caps set within the Budget Control Act of 2011. If a...
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Discretionary Spending and the CR
Congress may pass a continuing resolution or “CR” to keep discretionary programs operating when the new fiscal year begins on October 1, 2015...
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Restoring the Trust for Younger Americans
The Federal Government’s unrestrained automatic spending and mounting debt threaten today’s younger generations with a future of higher taxes, slower...
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Medicare and Medicaid Turn 50
The Medicare trust fund will become insolvent in 2030 – harming America’s seniors. At the same time, Medicaid, along with Medicare, Social Security, and...
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Mandatory Spending Grows Over Time
This type of mandatory spending – otherwise known as autopilot spending – has grown from 1/3 of all spending 50 years ago to 2/3 today and is on pace to...
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