pay-as-you-go rule
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The pay-as-you-go rule is a U.S. fiscal policy requirement that new spending or tax cuts be offset by savings or revenue increases so they do not add to the federal deficit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| pay-as-you-go rule canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10912433 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: pay-as-you-go rule Context triple: [Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, policyMechanism, pay-as-you-go rule]
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A.
Sub-Penny Rule
The Sub-Penny Rule is a U.S. securities regulation that generally prohibits stock quotes in price increments smaller than one cent for most exchange-listed equities to reduce market fragmentation and improve quote clarity.
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B.
Oyster pay as you go
Oyster pay as you go is a contactless, stored-value fare payment system used across London’s public transport network, including the Underground, buses, and some rail services.
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C.
Do Not Pay system
The Do Not Pay system is a U.S. government data analytics platform used to prevent and detect improper payments by screening recipients against multiple federal and state databases.
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D.
able rate
Able rate was a junior enlisted sailor rank in the Royal Navy, historically denoting a seaman with proven competence and experience above ordinary seamen.
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E.
Pay As You Earn
Pay As You Earn is a U.S. federal student loan repayment plan that caps monthly payments at a percentage of discretionary income and offers potential loan forgiveness after a set period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: pay-as-you-go rule Target entity description: The pay-as-you-go rule is a U.S. fiscal policy requirement that new spending or tax cuts be offset by savings or revenue increases so they do not add to the federal deficit.
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A.
Sub-Penny Rule
The Sub-Penny Rule is a U.S. securities regulation that generally prohibits stock quotes in price increments smaller than one cent for most exchange-listed equities to reduce market fragmentation and improve quote clarity.
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B.
Oyster pay as you go
Oyster pay as you go is a contactless, stored-value fare payment system used across London’s public transport network, including the Underground, buses, and some rail services.
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C.
Do Not Pay system
The Do Not Pay system is a U.S. government data analytics platform used to prevent and detect improper payments by screening recipients against multiple federal and state databases.
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D.
able rate
Able rate was a junior enlisted sailor rank in the Royal Navy, historically denoting a seaman with proven competence and experience above ordinary seamen.
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E.
Pay As You Earn
Pay As You Earn is a U.S. federal student loan repayment plan that caps monthly payments at a percentage of discretionary income and offers potential loan forgiveness after a set period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
budget enforcement mechanism
ⓘ
fiscal policy rule ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
PAYGO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
paygo rule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States federal government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mandatory spending ⓘ revenue legislation ⓘ |
| appliesWhen | Congress enacts new mandatory spending or revenue laws ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
cut-as-you-go approaches
ⓘ
policies that allow deficit-financed tax cuts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor | encouraging budget gimmicks to create apparent offsets ⓘ |
| doesNotPrimarilyApplyTo | discretionary appropriations ⓘ |
| domain |
federal budgeting
ⓘ
fiscal policy ⓘ |
| effect | limits deficit increases from new laws ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | sequestration procedures ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | automatic spending cuts if targets are not met ⓘ |
| goal |
deficit neutrality of new legislation
ⓘ
fiscal discipline ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
executive branch budget agencies ⓘ |
| influences |
design of entitlement programs
ⓘ
design of tax legislation ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1990s ⓘ |
| legalForm |
congressional budget rule
ⓘ
statutory rule ⓘ |
| measurementAgency |
Congressional Budget Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Office of Management and Budget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measurementBasis | projected budgetary effects ⓘ |
| origin | Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyType | deficit control rule ⓘ |
| purpose | to prevent new legislation from increasing the federal deficit ⓘ |
| reinstatedBy | Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Congressional budget process
ⓘ
balanced budget efforts ⓘ federal deficit ⓘ |
| requires |
budgetary offsets for new entitlement spending
ⓘ
budgetary offsets for new revenue reductions ⓘ new direct spending to be offset ⓘ new tax cuts to be offset ⓘ |
| scope | federal level ⓘ |
| status | periodically modified by Congress ⓘ |
| supportedFor | promoting responsible budgeting ⓘ |
| timeHorizon | multi-year budget windows ⓘ |
| usedIn | federal budget reconciliation debates ⓘ |
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Subject: pay-as-you-go rule Description of subject: The pay-as-you-go rule is a U.S. fiscal policy requirement that new spending or tax cuts be offset by savings or revenue increases so they do not add to the federal deficit.
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