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CBO projects US debt to grow $23.9 trillion in 10 years, not including costs of extending tax cuts
The national debt is slated to rise by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, a sum that does not include trillions of dollars in additional tax cuts being championed by President-elect Donald Trump. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its 10-year budget outlook on Friday that showed a slightly brighter picture as
New budget projections show US hitting debt record in 4 years: CBO
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its latest 10-year budget outlook, which projected the U.S. is on track to break a notable debt record in just four years.
U.S. Faces Record Debt Levels as Republicans Plan Tax Cuts
The new budget forecasts predicted that the United States will record a $1.9 trillion budget deficit this fiscal year and that annual deficits over the next decade will total $21.1 trillion. That will be piled on to a national debt that currently exceeds $36 trillion.
CBO Projects Record Debt in 4 Years, Interest Matching Record This Year
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest projections for the budget and economic outlook today, projecting
CBO Projects U.S. Debt to Surge $23.9T, Excluding Tax Cuts by Trump
The U.S. national debt is projected to surge by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
CBO sees US 2025 deficit flat at $1.9 trillion before any Trump tax changes
The Congressional Budget Office on Friday forecast a $1.865 trillion U.S. budget deficit for fiscal 2025, largely flat with last year and indicating no major deterioration in government finances before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Monday.
National Debt Closes in on Post-World War II Mark, CBO Says
Projections show steady budget deficits exceeding 5% of GDP, even assuming that the bulk of the 2017 tax cuts expire.
The national debt is undermining our national security
The growing national debt is a threat to national security and must be brought under control to preserve the security of the ...
Listen To Ross Perot’s Ghost: You Can’t Ignore The National Debt
The U.S. is playing Russian roulette by not addressing the national debt. We need to get our act together before it's too ...
Experts worry as deficit tops $2 trillion in last year
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office released new data this week showing that in the last calendar year, the federal deficit ...
Treasury will begin steps to avoid debt default as Trump takes office
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the U.S. government’s fiscal health is bleak, with debt and deficits ...
National debt races toward record level as Trump takes office
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the U.S. government’s fiscal health is bleak, Congress’s nonpartisan ...
5 ways the debt limit fight could play out under Trump
President-elect Trump and congressional Republicans are plotting how to address the nation’s debt limit this year. The debt ...