Romina Boccia

Romina Boccia is director of budget and entitlement policy at the Cato Institute, where she specializes in federal spending, budget process, economic implications of rising debt, and Social Security and Medicare reform. She’s the principal author behind the Debt Dispatch, the no.1 fiscal newsletter read by members of Congress.

The Daily Economy3/6/26

America’s Debt Is a National Security Risk 

Years of structural deficits have eroded the fiscal capacity needed to confront geopolitical threats. Overspending threatens our security.

America’s Debt Is a National Security Risk 
The Daily Economy2/24/26

America Can’t Tariff Its Way Out of This Debt Crisis

Within a decade, every dollar collected in revenue will be spent on health care, Social Security, and interest on existing debt.

America Can’t Tariff Its Way Out of This Debt Crisis
The Daily Economy2/11/26

To Save Social Security, Stop Subsidizing Wealthy Retirees

The program was meant to prevent old-age poverty. To achieve that, the fortunate will have to give up what (they were told) was theirs to keep.

To Save Social Security, Stop Subsidizing Wealthy Retirees
The Daily Economy1/28/26

Social Security Isn’t a Retirement Account — and Congress Must Stop Pretending It Is

Social Security is pure welfare, not an individual savings program. Denying that only makes reform more difficult.

Social Security Isn’t a Retirement Account — and Congress Must Stop Pretending It Is