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Nov 10, 2015 | Blog Paper | Other Spending

Can the Budget Realistically Be Balanced Without Touching Social Security or Medicare?

During this election cycle, candidates may try to claim that it’s possible to bring the federal budget to balance without touching Medicare or...
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Does John Kasich Have a Plan to Balance the Budget in Ten Years?

During the November 10 Republican debate, Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) touted his plan which he said would balance the budget by the end of his second...
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Nov 9, 2015 | Blog Paper | Taxes

Infographic Comparing Candidates' Tax Plans

Fiscal FactCheck released an infographic comparing the costs of several GOP presidential candidates’ tax plans. So far, the Tax Foundation has...
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Does the 2015 Budget Act Spend Now and Save Later?

Governor John Kasich claimed in the October 28 Republican Debate that the budget deal, formally known as the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 , is...
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Nov 3, 2015 | Blog Paper | Taxes

Does Rubio's Tax Plan Both Help the Poor the Most and Help the Rich More Than the Middle Class?

In the third Republican debate, moderator John Harwood and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) had a small squabble about the distributional impact of the tax...
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Fiscal FactCheck: Third Republican Debate

This blog is part of the “ Fiscal FactCheck ” series designated to examine the accuracy of budget-related statements made during the 2016...
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Too often, election campaigns are about telling voters what they want to hear rather than what they need to know. To separate fiction from reality, the Fiscal FactCheck series monitors statements made during the 2016 campaign. We are evaluating every claim with fiscal implications made during official presidential debates, to the extent practicable. We are also checking select other fiscal claims said on the campaign trail, with emphasis on those that garner significant media attention. If you feel we ignored a claim that should be addressed, contact us and we will do our best to run the claim through our Fiscal FactCheck.