by Jane Richey | Mar 15, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Health Care
On Thursday, Joyce Manchester, a chief analyst with the Congressional budget Office, told a House subcommittee that the number of people seeking Disability Insurance (DI) benefits is expected to continue rising, and she said the Affordable Care Act “is likely to...
by Jane Richey | Jul 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The estimated federal budget deficit for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 is $66 billion lower than for the corresponding period in 2011, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said Monday. The deficit through June is estimated to be $905 billion, down from...
by Jane Richey | Mar 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Federal regulations and tax policy can harm small businesses or discourage them from expanding in a bid to avoid the higher regulations and taxes that the government levies on larger firms, according to the Congressional Budget Office. A CBO report published March 12...
by Jane Richey | Mar 16, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
President Obama’s 2013 budget would add $3.5 trillion to annual deficits through 2022, according to a new estimate from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). It also would raise the deficit next year by $365 billion, according to the nonpartisan office. The CBO...
by Jane Richey | Mar 15, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
As many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-provided coverage because of President Obama’s healthcare reform law, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said in a new report. The figure represents the worst-case scenario, CBO says, and the law...