EPISODE · Aug 19, 2025 · 10 MIN
The Debt Reality Check with CATO's Romina Boccia - Part 2
from America's News Hour · host Talk Media Network
Bill Bernardoni continues with Romina Boccia, director of budget and entitlement policy at the Cato Institute, for a blunt look at the so-called Big Beautiful Bill. Supporters call it fiscal discipline. Boccia calls it a dangerous debt bomb.Why the bill could add $4–6 trillion on top of an already unsustainable debt trajectory.How Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security remain the true long-term drivers of deficits.Why Trump’s growth projections don’t match independent analysis.The hidden costs of giveaways that make the tax code even more complicated.And the one part of the bill that Cato actually supports.A sharper take on the budget math behind the politics — and what it means for America’s fiscal future.
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Bill Bernardoni continues with Romina Boccia, director of budget and entitlement policy at the Cato Institute, for a blunt look at the so-called Big Beautiful Bill. Supporters call it fiscal discipline. Boccia calls it a dangerous debt bomb.Why the bill could add $4–6 trillion on top of an already unsustainable debt trajectory.How Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security remain the true long-term drivers of deficits.Why Trump’s growth projections don’t match independent analysis.The hidden costs of giveaways that make the tax code even more complicated.And the one part of the bill that Cato actually supports.A sharper take on the budget math behind the politics — and what it means for America’s fiscal future.
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