Understanding Budget Deficits: Causes, Impact, and Solutions

Learn how budget deficits arise, their economic impact, and discover strategies to reduce them. Gain insights into managing ...
RealClearMarkets

Neither Balanced Budgets Nor 'Starve the Beast' Will Limit Government

Balancing the budget will never, ever shrink the federal government opposite what the experts at Cato, Mercatus, and other right-of-center think tanks tell you. The reason why can yet again be found ...
Washington Examiner

After decades of red ink, a fresh push for a balanced budget amendment emerges

The U.S government’s debt hit $37.6 trillion on Sept. 30, the end of the most recent fiscal year. To put that number in perspective, a stack of $1 bills in that amount would be 2.5 million miles tall.
American Enterprise Institute

Should Congress Pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution? (with Kurt Couchman)

The federal government experienced a shutdown in autumn 2025, which is one of many that have occurred in the past 20 years. The nation also has racked up about $38 trillion in debt, and Congress and ...
San Mateo Daily Journal

Loan helps Caltrain’s budget: Agency projects a balanced budget with state assistance, still needs long-term solutions

Caltrain seems poised to balance its budget this coming fiscal year due to a one-time state loan, but officials warned leaders that serious service cuts are still imminent without longer term funding.