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National Debt and Deficit Metrics - CBO Projection Candidate Cache Review

Release boundary: Candidate/context metrics only. This page reviews CBO projection candidate rows. The rows are not merged into the approved 20-row candidate display. Scoring, issue grades, member grades, report cards, rollups, leaderboards, legislative mapping, letters, calls, and action tools remain disabled.

CBO Projection Candidate Cache Review

This page reviews projection/context candidate rows created after source-method review. These rows are not merged into the approved 20-row candidate display by this script.

Display note: % = percent; PP = percentage points. Red trend text marks an unfavorable projected direction. Red does not mean the metric is scored, failed, or publicly graded.

ItemStatus
Generated UTC2026-05-22T19:43:16Z
Rows Reviewed4
Projection Value Rows4
Conditional Merge-Eligible After Human Approval3
Review-Only / Not Ready for Merge1
Blockers0
ScoringDisabled
Release StatusCANDIDATE ONLY CBO PROJECTION CACHE READY FOR REVIEW NO SCORING
MilestoneCBO PROJECTION CANDIDATE CACHE READY FOR REVIEW
Review CSVCBO Projection Candidate Cache Review CSV

Projection Candidate Rows

Metric IDCandidate MetricProjection ValueProjection PeriodTrendTrend WindowDirection ReviewSourceLimitation / Status
NDD-MET-024 Projected debt held by the public as percent of GDP 120.2% 2036 projection +19.6 PP 2036 vs 2026 projection Worsening projection - higher debt burden CBO Budget and Economic Outlook / 10-Year Budget Projections
CBO Key Budget and Economic Data - 10-Year Budget Projections, Feb. 2026
Projection/context only. CBO baseline values depend on law, economy, interest rates, technical assumptions, and projection date.

Status: CANDIDATE PROJECTION CACHE REVIEW ONLY NOT MERGED
CONDITIONAL AFTER HUMAN VALUE AND METHOD APPROVAL
Scoring disabled
NDD-MET-025 Projected federal deficit as percent of GDP 6.7% deficit 2036 projection +0.9 PP 2036 vs 2026 projection Worsening projection - larger deficit burden CBO Budget and Economic Outlook / 10-Year Budget Projections
CBO Key Budget and Economic Data - 10-Year Budget Projections, Feb. 2026
Projection/context only. Display as deficit burden to avoid sign-convention confusion with historical surplus/deficit series.

Status: CANDIDATE PROJECTION CACHE REVIEW ONLY NOT MERGED
CONDITIONAL AFTER HUMAN VALUE AND METHOD APPROVAL
Scoring disabled
NDD-MET-026 Projected net interest outlays as percent of GDP 4.6% 2036 projection +1.3 PP 2036 vs 2026 projection Worsening projection - higher interest burden CBO Budget and Economic Outlook / 10-Year Budget Projections
CBO By the Numbers / Budget Outlook by Fiscal Year
Projection/context only. Interest projections are sensitive to interest-rate assumptions, debt stock, refinancing, inflation, and GDP growth.

Status: CANDIDATE PROJECTION CACHE REVIEW ONLY NOT MERGED
CONDITIONAL AFTER HUMAN VALUE AND METHOD APPROVAL
Scoring disabled
NDD-MET-032 Debt sustainability projection risk context 175% debt-to-GDP context 2056 long-term projection context Long-term risk context 2056 vs historical/10-year context Review-only context - risk indicator requires definition refinement CBO long-term budget analysis / long-term budget outlook data
CBO Long-Term Budget Outlook Data: 2026 to 2056
Review-only. This row is broader than a direct metric and should not be promoted until converted to a precise measurable display definition.

Status: REVIEW ONLY REQUIRES METRIC DEFINITION REFINEMENT NOT MERGED
NOT READY FOR CANDIDATE DISPLAY MERGE
Scoring disabled

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