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Where the Fiscal Lab Stands: One Year In
Weekly Lab Report – May 23, 2026
May 23
•
Patrick J Horan
and
Doug Branch
3
1
Some Good Economic News and Returning to the Hamiltonian Norm
Weekly Lab Report – May 16, 2026
May 16
•
Patrick J Horan
1
Improving Cost Clarity and Mixed GDP Numbers
Weekly Lab Report – May 2, 2026
May 2
•
Patrick J Horan
April 2026
Why the Baseline Locks Congress into Higher Spending
A new bill addresses the hidden figures missing from CBO’s cost estimates.
Apr 30
•
Parker Sheppard
2
3
A CBO Letter Checklist, AI, and Taxes
Weekly Lab Report – April 24, 2026
Apr 24
•
Patrick J Horan
1
How America’s Income Tax Grew Beyond Its Original Purpose
What began as a narrow income tax on only the wealthiest citizens has expanded into a permanent tax on practically all Americans.
Apr 22
•
JosephMac
1
A Broken Budget Process & the Latest GDP numbers
Weekly Lab Report – April 16, 2026
Apr 16
•
Patrick J Horan
1
The Case for a 3 Percent Deficit Target
Weekly Lab Report – April 7, 2026
Apr 7
•
Patrick J Horan
1
Social Security Is on the Clock
Weekly Lab Report - April 2, 2026
Apr 2
•
Doug Branch
3
1
2
March 2026
Low-Income Households Face Higher Inflation Rates than the Wealthy
Weekly Lab Report - March 26, 2026
Mar 26
•
William Beach
2
Budget Shocks, the Fed’s Balance Sheet, and Leprechaun Economics
Weekly Lab Report – March 21, 2026
Mar 21
•
Patrick J Horan
,
William Beach
, and
JosephMac
2
Returning Social Benefits to 1970s Levels Would Balance the Budget
Transfers are driving the growth in federal expenditures.
Mar 13
•
Parker Sheppard
3
1
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