Trump Wants Holiday on Gas Tax, but Costs Loom Large
A proposed federal gas tax holiday could lower fuel costs in the near term, but it threatens highway funding and long...
Policy Debate
This page gathers four Policy Debate articles—covering Social Security timelines, housing shifts, and market moves—to show how policy debates affect your wallet and budgeting for better planning.
28 articlesThe Quiet $8 Billion Crisis: Long COVID Costs Rise Quietly
A fresh modeling study puts the economic toll of long COVID at over $8 billion from 2025 to 2027, driven largely by l...
Study: Bipartisan Social Security Plan Likely to Fail
A fresh analysis finds the study: bipartisan social security plan to borrow and invest funds would leave taxpayers wi...
Could Lose Your Social Security Benefits Over a Glitch
A policy debate on how the Social Security Administration recovers overpayments could reshape retirees’ income. If er...
Social Security Benefit Cuts Reframe Retirement Planning
A looming funding gap in Social Security has policymakers weighing changes to benefits. This report outlines practica...
Clarity Act’s Markup Progress Depends on Dems in Senate
A key Senate markup on the CLARITY Act is slated for May 14, with a handful of Democrats deciding whether the bill ad...
Want Rich? Encourage Them: Luxury Spending Tax Debate
Policymakers are weighing tax shifts that could touch luxury spending by the ultra-wealthy. Investors watch designer ...
Work More, Lose Less? Bill to End Social Security Penalty
Lawmakers unveil the Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act, which would end the retirement earnings test and let retir...
Could $100,000 Social Security Benefits Be Capped?
A bipartisan proposal aims to cap Social Security benefits for the wealthiest couples to address long-term solvency c...
Housing Muni Market Swells as Policy Debate Intensifies
The housing muni market swells as affordability policy debates unfold, fueling a surge in bond issuance to fund low-c...
Trump Administration Races to Rebuild Tariff Revenue
The White House accelerates its plan to replace lost tariff revenue after a Supreme Court ruling, signaling a long, c...
Housing Paradox: Banning Institutional Investors at Risk
A nationwide policy debate over banning institutional single-family rentals risks tightening rental supply and liftin...