Romina Boccia
Romina Boccia is director of budget and entitlement policy at the Cato Institute, where she specializes in federal spending, budget process, economic implications of rising debt, and Social Security and Medicare reform. She’s the principal author behind the Debt Dispatch, the no.1 fiscal newsletter read by members of Congress.
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How Congress Turned Budget Reconciliation Into a Tool for More Spending
A process designed to overcome political obstacles to deficit reduction is now helping Congress avoid the reforms that matter most.
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The Hidden Driver of Social Security’s Fiscal Crisis
Social Security’s financing problems stem not only from an aging population but also from benefit formulas that grow more generous with each generation.
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If Congress Wants a Raise, It Should Do Its Job
A Congress that routinely misses budget deadlines and adds to an unsustainable debt burden should not expect automatic raises with no accountability.
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US Debt Crosses 100% of GDP for First Time Since 1946—And This Time Is Different
Mounting entitlement spending and persistent deficits make our fiscal trajectory increasingly difficult to reverse.
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Congress Keeps Choosing Inflation
By constantly spending and generating new debt, Congress effectively forces prices to rise and purchasing power to fall, year after year.
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Congress Is Moving the Goalposts on Fiscal Responsibility
Is targeting three percent of GDP a turning point, or another empty promise?
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Congress Knows It Has a Spending Problem, But Won’t Fix It
Fiscal discipline is politically costly, but inaction will be disastrous. How can we restore sanity to federal budgeting?
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America’s Debt Is a National Security Risk
Years of structural deficits have eroded the fiscal capacity needed to confront geopolitical threats. Overspending threatens our security.
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America Can’t Tariff Its Way Out of This Debt Crisis
Within a decade, every dollar collected in revenue will be spent on health care, Social Security, and interest on existing debt.
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To Save Social Security, Stop Subsidizing Wealthy Retirees
The program was meant to prevent old-age poverty. To achieve that, the fortunate will have to give up what (they were told) was theirs to keep.
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How Congress Turned Budget Reconciliation Into a Tool for More Spending
A process designed to overcome political obstacles to deficit reduction is now helping Congress avoid the reforms that matter most.
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•
The Hidden Driver of Social Security’s Fiscal Crisis
Social Security’s financing problems stem not only from an aging population but also from benefit formulas that grow more generous with each generation.
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•
If Congress Wants a Raise, It Should Do Its Job
A Congress that routinely misses budget deadlines and adds to an unsustainable debt burden should not expect automatic raises with no accountability.
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•
US Debt Crosses 100% of GDP for First Time Since 1946—And This Time Is Different
Mounting entitlement spending and persistent deficits make our fiscal trajectory increasingly difficult to reverse.
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•
Congress Keeps Choosing Inflation
By constantly spending and generating new debt, Congress effectively forces prices to rise and purchasing power to fall, year after year.
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•
Congress Is Moving the Goalposts on Fiscal Responsibility
Is targeting three percent of GDP a turning point, or another empty promise?
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•
Congress Knows It Has a Spending Problem, But Won’t Fix It
Fiscal discipline is politically costly, but inaction will be disastrous. How can we restore sanity to federal budgeting?
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•
America’s Debt Is a National Security Risk
Years of structural deficits have eroded the fiscal capacity needed to confront geopolitical threats. Overspending threatens our security.
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•
America Can’t Tariff Its Way Out of This Debt Crisis
Within a decade, every dollar collected in revenue will be spent on health care, Social Security, and interest on existing debt.
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•
To Save Social Security, Stop Subsidizing Wealthy Retirees
The program was meant to prevent old-age poverty. To achieve that, the fortunate will have to give up what (they were told) was theirs to keep.