Our Unsustainable Debt
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America’s national debt is now over $36 trillion. That’s more than $106,000 for every person in America. Learn how we got here and where we are headed if we don’t act now.
The Latest
Key Points Social Security trust funds are projected to become insolvent in 2035. Unless Congress acts, this will trigger benefit cuts of roughly 17 percent. President Trump and Elon Musk have repeatedly claimed that improper benefit payments to dead people and illegal immigrants are a big part of the problem. These claims are simply not true. Fraud has virtually nothing to do with Social Security’s pending insolvency. To keep social security solvent and available, we need Congress to work together…
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Beware Of Budget Gimmicks That Increase Deficits
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Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux Responds to House Continuing Resolution
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The Social Security Lie That Just Won’t Die
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Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux Responds to President Trump’s Address to Congress
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Former Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux Joins the Concord Coalition to Revitalize and Build Grassroots Advocacy Network to Address the $36 Trillion National Debt
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Social Security vs. The Vampires
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House Budget Resolution: More or Less than Meets the Eye?
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Senate Budget Resolution: The Road Not Taken?
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Deficits and Debt Move into Uncharted Territory
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Paradigm Shift in Fertility Expectations?
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The Hidden Cost of The Social Security Fairness Act
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The Debt Limit Needs Reform
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Social Security Meets The Logic of Collective Action
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Social Security Fairness Act Ignores The Real Injustice
Who We Are
Concord Action
Concord Action is a growing grassroots movement of Americans who care deeply about our economy and fiscal outlook. Our supporters worry that America’s unsustainable national debt is contributing to inflation, driving higher interest rates, threatening our security and creating an unfair burden for our future. We believe we must change course before our country is bankrupt.
Stand with us to demand lawmakers stop adding to our unsustainable debt.
