By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report | October 18, 2026 SAN DIEGO. Americans vote in 16 days. In about six years, the fund that pays Social Security […]
Russian Diesel for Sanctions Relief: The Arithmetic and the Law, 19 Days Before the Midterms
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report | October 15, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. Diesel costs about $6 a gallon in Iowa, the midterm elections are 19 days away, […]
Social Security Just Promised a 3.6% Raise. The Ledger Behind It Promises a 22% Cut.
The 2027 COLA is good news for 72 million beneficiaries, and the trust fund that pays it lost $160 billion last year By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro […]
A Judge Halts $20 Million in Taxpayer-Funded Ads. Who Covers the Bill?
By Jose E. Navarro | The Navarro Report | October 13, 2026 A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Sunday to cancel its remaining taxpayer-funded television ads, a rare […]
The Government Is Repaying $166 Billion in Tariffs. Who Is Left Out?
A trade court just opened the door for importers who never sued, but the shoppers who paid the higher prices still have no claim By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | […]
Who Gets the $166 Billion? Tariff Refunds Are Flowing to Importers First
Customs has returned about $100 billion, but the shoppers who paid higher prices have no direct claim By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report SAN DIEGO. The government […]
1.1 TRILLION DOLLARS: INTEREST NOW OUTRANKS DEFENSE AND MEDICARE
A 2 trillion dollar deficit, a 100 percent debt to GDP ratio, and a warning both parties should hear By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report WASHINGTON. The federal […]
If Social Security Were a Company, Its Auditor Would Already Be Calling
By Jose Navarro, MBA On June 9, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees filed their annual report. A month from now, voters go to the polls, and the numbers in […]
The Shutdown That Did Not Happen Is Still Costing Federal Managers
A stopgap through December 11 buys time. It does not buy a budget. By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report Federal offices opened on October 1 under a funding […]
The $166 Billion Tariff Refund Nobody Voted On
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report Every controller knows the sentence that ends careers: “We booked that as revenue.” For a year, Washington booked tariff collections as revenue. […]