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U.S. Budget Woes, the CBO Projections
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2018-04-30)
The latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office are worrisome and were expected to be so. In fact, federal debt held by the public is projected to be 106% of GDP by 2028 and deficits are expected to persist ...
Red, Blue, and Purple
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2017-01-16)
This past November, President Donald Trump pulled off his unexpected victory by adding Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to the group of 24 red states Mitt Romney won in 2012. President Trump won ...
Are We Taming Health Care Spending
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2014-01-01)
Goodbye 2018, Hello 2019
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-01-22)
The decline of the stock market and its recent volatility have many wondering about the future prospects of the economy. Other leading economic indicators offer a mixed outlook: hours worked in manufacturing remains high ...
Whither the Trade War with China?
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2018-09-21)
In the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China, the U.S. has demanded reducing or even eliminating tariff and non-tariff barriers and that China halt intellectual property theft and forced technology transfers. ...
Energy and the Economy
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2020-05-06)
With many of the most timely measures of economic activity lagging behind the fast moving changes in the U.S. economy, one source of extremely timely data is energy use. Energy use is not only tied to the weather as we ...
The ACA and the States
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2015-01-01)
Texas Movers
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2017-09-01)
Population grows if migration into a state exceeds the migration out, combined with the natural increase of births over deaths. From 2010 - 2016, Texas had the largest population increase of any state, amassing almost 28 ...
Texas Taxes
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2019-05-09)
Local property tax collections are increasing faster than other Texas taxes. The legislature is currently considering proposals the would limit the growth in property tax revenues. How much does a Texas resident pay in ...
Prior Commitments
(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 2017-05-01)
The US Government's total liabilities were $22.8 trillion in 2016. The liabilities include the familiar debt held by the public of $14.2 trillion. They also include the accrued pension and other retirement benefits payable ...