Budget Basics: Unemployment Insurance Explained
The Unemployment Insurance program is a key counter-cyclical tool to help stabilize the economy and speed recovery during downturns or crises.
Read MoreQuiz: How Much Do You Know About Healthcare in the United States?
The United States has one of the largest and most complex healthcare systems in the world. Take our healthcare quiz to see how much you know about the cost and quality of the U.S. healthcare system.
Read MoreHow Did the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Change Tax Policy?
See how OBBBA restructured the tax landscape across four major areas: individual tax provisions, business tax provisions, energy tax credits, and health-related tax changes.
Read MoreHow Did the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Affect Federal Spending?
Overall, the OBBBA adds significantly to the nation’s debt, but the act contains net spending cuts that lessen that impact.
Read MoreHow Did the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Change Healthcare Policy?
The OBBBA adds significantly to the nation’s debt, but its healthcare provisions lessen that impact by $1.0 trillion.
Read MoreWhat Types of Securities Does the Treasury Issue?
Let’s take a closer look at a few key characteristics of Treasury borrowing that can affect its budgetary cost.
Read MoreWhat Is the Disaster Relief Fund?
Natural disasters are becoming increasingly frequent, endangering lives and extracting a significant fiscal and economic cost.
Read MoreInfographic: U.S. Healthcare Spending
Improving our healthcare system to deliver better quality care at lower cost is critically important to our nation’s long-term economic and fiscal well-being.
Read MoreHow Much Does the Government Spend on International Affairs?
Federal spending for international affairs, which supports American diplomacy and development aid, is a small portion of the U.S. budget.
Read MoreCan We Raise the Retirement Age and Protect Vulnerable Workers?
Raising the retirement age could harm workers who would be unable to delay retirement due to physically demanding occupations, disability, or job loss.
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