CBO projects US will add $19 trillion to the national debt in the...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : The report estimates a $1.4 trillion budget gap in 2023 between government spending and tax revenues.
49% : "The warning is that the fiscal trajectory is unsustainable," Swagel told reporters Wednesday about the CBO's new projections, adding that it will be virtually impossible to change the country's fiscal trajectory, and balance the budget in 10 years, without changes to Social Security and Medicare.
42% : Over the next decade, the CBO predicts that deficits will average $2 trillion annually, with tax revenues continuing to lag behind the rising costs of entitlement programs, such as Social Security and Medicare.
23% : The new forecast could heat up the debate between Republicans on Capitol Hill and President Biden over taxes, spending, and raising the country's debt ceiling.

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