Federal Fiscal & Tax Policy
How did the budget get balanced in the late 1990s?
U.S. Economy
Hutchins Center Fiscal Impact Measure
Federal Fiscal & Tax Policy
Yes, Social Security can run budget deficits
Federal Fiscal & Tax Policy
2026 chart book examines spending, taxes, and deficits
Experts
Douglas Elmendorf
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Economic Studies, The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy
David Wessel
Director
- The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy,
Senior Fellow
- Economic Studies
William A. Galston
Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM),
Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies
Aviva Aron-Dine
Director
- Economic Studies, The Hamilton Project
Ben Harris
Vice President and Director
- Economic Studies,
The Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Chair