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BudgetEconomic Crisis and RecoveryUS Putting the Debt in Context

If we paid off the national debt, but left an economy in ruins and a devastated environment, we will not have done our children any favors.

Dean Baker / DESERET NEWS / April 14, 2021

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BudgetGovernmentGrowthHealth and Social ProgramsUS How to Make Joe Biden’s Budget Better, Part I: Send Money Now!

A new day in public policy beckons with the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. There is much to do. Popular attention tends to focus on taxes and spending, but the Biden Administration will have additional, powerful tools at its disposal.

Max B. Sawicky / January 11, 2021

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Budget Fighting Disinformation: Maybe Reporters Can Try Putting Big Budget Numbers in Contexts that Make Them Understandable

If reporters are really interested in countering the nonsense thrown out by the right, writing big numbers in ways that actually provide information to their audience would be a big help.

Dean Baker / November 22, 2020

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BudgetEconomic Crisis and RecoveryHealth and Social Programs Post Fact-Checker Buys Trump’s “Just Joking” Defense on Eliminating Social Security

The Washington Post's fact-checker gave the Biden campaign four Pinocchios, saying that Trump has always promised to protect Social Security.

Dean Baker / September 04, 2020