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Options to Improve the Financial Condition of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s Multiemployer Program
August 2, 2016 The pensions of some 10 million people are insured by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s multiemployer program. CBO projects future claims on the program and losses to its beneficiaries and analyzes potential policy changes. Read More -
Spending for Social Security and Major Health Care Programs in The Long-Term Budget Outlook
August 1, 2016CBO published its 2016 Long-Term Budget Outlook in July, describing the agency’s projections of federal spending and revenues over the next 30 years. This blog post focuses on the spending of Social Security and major health care programs.
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The U.S. Military’s Force Structure: A Primer
July 29, 2016The U.S. military’s capabilities and budget are determined primarily by its forces. This report describes each type of major combat unit’s structure, function, strengths and limitations, past usage, size, and cost.
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The 2016 Long-Term Budget Outlook
July 12, 2016If current laws remained generally unchanged, the United States would face steadily increasing federal budget deficits and debt over the next 30 years—reaching the highest level of debt relative to GDP ever experienced in this country.
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Monthly Budget Review for June 2016
July 8, 2016The federal budget deficit was $397 billion for the first nine months of fiscal year 2016, the Congressional Budget Office estimates—$81 billion more than the shortfall recorded during the same period last year.
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CBO Launches Beta Version of Mobile-Friendly Website
June 27, 2016These enhancements are aimed at making our work more accessible and ensuring that visitors to our website will access the same content and have a similar experience regardless of the device they use.
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CBO To Release Long-Term Budget Outlook on July 12
June 23, 2016The 2016 Long-Term Budget Outlook will be available on CBO’s website at 10:00 a.m. on the day of release.
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The Macroeconomic and Budgetary Effects of Federal Investment
June 16, 2016Federal investment in physical capital, education, and research and development boosts private-sector productivity gradually. The overall macroeconomic and budgetary effects of federal investment depend on how that spending is financed.
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The Budgetary Effects of the United States’ Participation in the International Monetary Fund
June 16, 2016CBO describes the procedures it uses to develop a market-based estimate of the cost of new U.S. commitments to the International Monetary Fund that reflects the small risk that the IMF could incur large losses.
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Social Security Disability Insurance: Participation and Spending
June 15, 2016In 2015, Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) benefit payments totaled $143 billion. CBO examines approaches that could improve the financial sustainability of the DI program and delay exhaustion of the DI trust fund past 2022.
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