Who will deal in truth and facts?

All of the following applies to any individual who is running for president. It should be demanded most from anyone prone to platitudes, misinformation, simplistic unworkable solutions, ideas without consideration of long and short-term consequences and demonstrated ignorance of economic and global issues.

Before you decide who to support, who to vote for to run your country and represent the American society to the world, arm yourself with the facts, accept that the best answer for our country may not be the best answer for you.

Be careful of your sources, look both left, right and middle for information. Look to primary independent data for facts.

Don’t let yourself be manipulated🥲

US Budget Watch 2024 is a project of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget designed to educate the public on the fiscal impact of presidential candidates’ proposals and platforms. Through the election, we will issue policy explainers, fact checks, budget scores, and other analyses. We do not support or oppose any candidate for public office.

The winner of the 2024 presidential election will lead a country facing numerous fiscal and economic challenges. As it stands, the national debt will approach a new record high, interest costs will continue to skyrocket, vital trust fund programs will approach insolvency, and several costly tax and spending provisions will expire.

Presidential campaigns present an opportunity for candidates to educate the public about challenges facing the nation and to offer solutions to address them. Candidates often use campaigns to introduce new policy proposals and promise new spending or tax changes; some of these proposals would make the fiscal situation better, but many would make it worse. Unfortunately, candidates also often use the campaign trail to attack efforts to improve fiscal sustainability.

Voters should insist that presidential candidates run fiscally responsible campaigns. However, it is often difficult to determine exactly what a candidate is promising, the price tag of various components, and whether their overall platform is fiscally responsible or not. 

In our view, fiscally responsible candidates and campaigns should:

• Be Honest about the Fiscal Problems Facing the Country
• Make Deficit Reduction a Top Priority
• Put Forward Proposals to Reduce Debt and Pay for New Initiatives 
• Refrain from Taking Solutions Off the Table
• Have a Plan to Deal with the Looming Insolvency of Major Trust Funds
• Propose Solutions to Address Major Expiring Provisions
• Use Honest Numbers and Refrain from Perpetuating Budget Myths

By adhering to these principles on the campaign trail, presidential candidates can avoid making costly over-promises and establish a mandate for reform.

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Remember, the issues are global, it’s not just about America. We can’t succeed alone, we can’t stand alone or have the standard of living we seek alone.