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Researched and written by George Linzer
Reviewed by Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and William Gale
Published on November 5, 2019
Progress Updates
Biden’s Budget Blues or Effective Balancing Act?
President Biden has decisively answered one of the most critical early questions of his administration, making plain that increased public investment in response to the pandemic-induced economic crisis will be his priority rather than curbing the growth of the national debt.
Basketball, COVID Money Tracker Put Eyes on National Debt
The national debt has returned to the spotlight thanks to rising NBA star Spencer Dinwiddie and the COVID Money Tracker, an accountability tool from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
Debt Fails to Get a Hearing
Through four democratic primary debates, debate moderators failed to ask a single question on the national debt.
Leader Profiles
Maya MacGuineas: Fiscal Warrior, Systems Fixer
2021-07-19T08:09:42-05:00Despite her reputation as a debt hawk, Maya MacGuineas was an early advocate for pandemic relief spending, and has launched FixUS to address a broken political system that has failed to exercise fiscal responsibility.
Ross Perot: Candidate for President
2021-04-23T09:24:25-05:00In 1992, billionaire entrepreneur Ross Perot put the national debt on the political radar during his third-party campaign for President. At the time, the debt had doubled in a decade to 47% of GDP. Perot believed this to be unsustainable.