The Debt Dispatch
Romina Boccia, Ivane Nachkebia, David Ditch, Tyler Turman, Ritvik ThakurYour insider source for honest fiscal facts and actionable insights that drive America’s debt debate.
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What Would a Social Security Payroll Tax Hike Cost You?
Republicans have resisted broad tax increases for decades. Social Security’s approaching insolvency may be testing that commitment.
The Washington Post recently reported that several prominent Republicans are becoming more receptive to rai...
Census Bureau’s Measure Paints Inaccurate Picture of Poverty in America
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The Census Bureau released the poverty report for 2025 yesterday, the first to cover a full year of the second Trump administration. According to the Official Poverty Measure (OPM), 10.2 percent, or 34.5 million Ame...
Reconciliation 3.0 Must be a Vehicle for Deficit Reduction, Not Partisan Appropriations
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The federal debt is on pace to rise uncontrollably, driven by rapidly escalating spending. Bond markets are demanding higher interest rates on treasuries. Economic growth will no longer be sufficient...
In the Press: $5,000 Dividend Checks, Medicare Drives the Deficit, and DHS Spending Growth
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$5,000 dividend checks would generate inflation and raise interest rates
Trump pledged a $5,000 “dividend” to every American adult if Republicans hold Congress in November.
In USA Today, Daniel de Visé examines wh...
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Here are this week’s reading links and fiscal facts:
- Raising taxes is the worst way to address Social Security’s shortfall. Steve Thompson reports in the Washington Post that “a coming crisis in Social Security appears to be pushing at...
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