3 days ago · The American Action Forum injects forward-thinking ideas into the public debate that will build a better economic future.

Oct 17, 2025 · The U.S. Treasury released its final Monthly Treasury Statement for FY 2025, estimating a $1.8 trillion deficit for the year. The deficit was the net effect of $7.0 trillion of …

Oct 16, 2025 · Executive Summary Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), which creates new content such as text and images from user prompts, raises questions about whether Section …

AAF is an independent, nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization; it is not affiliated with or controlled by any political group. Its focus is to educate the public about the complex policy choices the …

Jan 29, 2025 · EXECUTIVE SUMMARY According to the aggregated collection of self-reported estimates from federal agencies, the cumulative total of regulatory costs under the Biden …

Oct 21, 2024 · The AAF plan includes sweeping policy changes to both the revenue and spending sides of the federal budget and would achieve the fiscal goal of roughly stabilizing debt-to …

Oct 28, 2025 · The federal government spent $970 billion on interest payments on the national debt in FY 2025 - the equivalent of 19 percent of all federal revenue collections and roughly …

Jul 15, 2025 · Executive Summary President Trump has threatened to impose a 10-percent tariff on any country associated with BRICS, a bloc composed primarily of developing countries that …

Aug 6, 2025 · Executive Summary On April 2, 2025 – dubbed “Liberation Day” by the Trump Administration – the president signed an executive order declaring that the “large and …

3 days ago · Before founding AAF in 2009, Dr. Holtz-Eakin served in a variety of influential policy positions. During 2001-2002, he was the Chief Economist of the President’s Council of …