Monthly Archives: March 2015

Annual federal deficits of at least $1 trillion are expected to start showing up on Congressional stat sheets by 2025, under the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO’s) assumption that current laws will remain generally unchanged. The CBO says that combined deficits from 2016-2025 could surpass $7.2 trillion. If deficits 10 years(…)

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) expects the current federal borrowing limit, agreed upon in February 2014, to be surpassed by late summer or early fall in 2015, meaning a government shutdown could be on the horizon. If you think our elected officials in Washington need to figure out a way to lower(…)

Have a look at the changes the debt-to-GDP ratio has undergone since Ronald Reagan was President: Ronald Reagan – 41% George H.W. Bush – 60% Bill Clinton – 70% George W. Bush – 73% Barack Obama – 105% If you think our next President needs to take the debt-to-GDP ratio(…)

The national debt of the United States currently represents 74% of our gross domestic product (GDP). The fiscal watchdog Congressional Budget Office (CBO) expects this figure to increase to 79% by 2025, which would be the highest debt-to-GDP ratio in the United States since World War II. The CBO believes the debt-to-GDP ratio(…)

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has projected that the deficit-to-GDP ratio of the United States could climb from 2.5% in 2015 to 4% by 2025 – an increase of 60% in just 10 years due to an aging U.S. population. If you want the government to slash spending and avoid annual budget(…)

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has revealed its list of the government programs most at risk for abuse, fraud, waste and mismanagement. The GAO found that you to $3.5 trillion is being directed towards these programs each fiscal year. By comparison, President Obama’s proposed budget for 2016 is $4 trillion.(…)