The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Has Not Paid for Itself
The Republican legislation, coupled with spending bills, accounts for 46 percent of the growing deficit.
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Who’s to Blame for Rising Deficits?
Two recently passed pieces of legislation are driving big near-term deficit spikes.
A New CBO Analysis Shows How Trump’s Health-Care Policies Would Spell Bad News for Americans
A recent CBO analysis shows what would happen if Trump stopped making cost-sharing reduction payments to insurers.
The Battle Between Republicans and the CBO Is Heating Up
Eight former CBO directors have some harsh words for Republicans.
The CBO Scores the Latest Version of the Senate’s ACA Repeal Bill (Sort of)
The numbers are still grim, and the score doesn't cover the Cruz amendment.
The New CBO Score Shows the AHCA Hasn’t Changed Much
The new CBO report isn't likely to provide much comfort to anyone concerned about how people with pre-existing conditions would fare under the AHCA.
The Top 1% of U.S. Income Earners Receive 15% of Tax Breaks and Credits
And about half of all tax expenditures go to the top 20 percent.