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Aug 30, 2024
Reform will be painful, and there’s something for everyone to hate, but it beats the alternative. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris—whose stints as president and vice president saw...
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Jul 16, 2024
Both parties—and the voters—are to blame for the national debt fiasco. When President Joe Biden delivered his 2023 State of the Union address, Washington was drowning in a sea of...
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Jun 20, 2024
While Congress and the presidential campaigns continue with business as usual — pledging more government giveaways and deep tax cuts — the government’s own accountants have...
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Jun 1, 2024
A debate on taxing and spending between Manhattan Institute scholars
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May 3, 2024
It would not eliminate the shortfall but would crowd out other priorities.
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Apr 15, 2024
Social Security’s deepening funding shortfalls are driving the system’s trust fund to within a decade from insolvency, which would mean an immediate 23% reduction in benefits....
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Mar 4, 2024
Distorting history and underestimating the severity of the problem only increases the chance of insolvency. The Social Security system’s persistent and growing deficits are...
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Feb 7, 2024
It’s time for a law capping the size of the federal debt at 100 percent of potential GDP.