Stories Tagged as
Budget deficit
Biden faces economic obstacles beyond the pandemic's burdens
by
David Brancaccio
, Erika Soderstrom
and Daniel Shin
Dec 29, 2020
The list includes dwindling trust funds for Social Security and Medicare and potential bubbles in the housing and stock markets.
Congress isn't just wrestling with a coronavirus relief package — it has a budget to pass, too
Aug 5, 2020
Congress has to fund the government for the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1 — and it's slow going.
Breaking down the national debt and budget deficit
by
Daisy Palacios
and Kai Ryssdal
Oct 1, 2019
It's a new fiscal year for America. Let's look at our debt.
The budget deficit last topped $1 trillion in 2012, a very different time
by
Scott Tong
Sep 13, 2019
Back then, the economy was struggling its way out of recession. Now? Not so much.
We're heading toward trillion-dollar deficits. Here are 5 things you need to know.
Apr 10, 2018
The Congressional Budget Office says deficits will nearly equal GDP by 2028. That can't be good, right?
Should you worry about the national debt?
Feb 16, 2018
We have short-term focus but a long-term problem.
Hey, what’s going on in the economy?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 9, 2018
Five days of volatile markets, a five-hour government shutdown and one budget bill later ...
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U.S. government shuts down for the second time in 2018
Feb 8, 2018
The shutdown came after Kentucky Senator Rand Paul blocked a vote on the budget plan.
Born in the year of tax reform
by
Kai Ryssdal
Dec 22, 2017
Two 31-year-olds discuss the changes to a tax code that hasn't seen major reform since they were born.
For its tax plan to succeed, the GOP may need a better pitch to the middle class
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Nov 8, 2017
Elections, it’s been said, have consequences, and last night’s local contests were no exception. The Republican losses come at an awkward time in the politics of the American economy — specifically, the tax overhaul plan the GOP’s trying to get through Congress. And even more specifically, in light of the results last night, making the […]