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April 2024
Apr 11, 2024
How Much Funding do State and Local Governments Receive from the...
Apr 9, 2024
How Much Is the National Debt? What are the Different Measures Used?
March 2024
Mar 29, 2024
7 Key Facts About U.S. Healthcare Spending
Mar 25, 2024
How Does Government Healthcare Spending Differ From Private Insurance?
Mar 21, 2024
National Debt Could More than Double the Size of the Economy
Mar 20, 2024
The National Debt is Rising Unsustainably
Mar 13, 2024
“Even Under Optimistic Economic Scenarios, Debt Will Soon Reach Levels Well Above Historical Experience," Economist Warns
Mar 11, 2024
President’s Budget Would Reduce Deficits by Raising Taxes on the Wealthy and Corporations
Mar 7, 2024
Delaying Fiscal Reform is Costly, Annual Treasury Report Warns
Mar 7, 2024
6 Key Charts on Tax Breaks
Mar 4, 2024
The Next Fiscal Cliff: Big Tax Decisions to Make in 2025
Mar 3, 2024
Continuing Resolutions Are Stopgap Measures — But Now We Average Five a Year
Mar 1, 2024
What is a Continuing Resolution?
February 2024
Feb 27, 2024
Lessons Learned: Setting a Bipartisan Fiscal Commission Up for Success
Feb 15, 2024
Debt vs. Deficits: What's the Difference?
Feb 14, 2024
What is the Primary Deficit?
Feb 9, 2024
What Is the National Debt Costing Us?
Feb 8, 2024
Any Way You Look at It, Interest Costs Will Soon Be at an All-Time...
Feb 7, 2024
CBO’s Projections Indicate Our Fiscal Trajectory Remains Unsustainable
Feb 5, 2024
Fed Chair Powell: It’s Past Time to Address our National Debt
January 2024
Jan 25, 2024
92% of Voters More Likely to Support Candidates Backing a Fiscal Commission
Jan 25, 2024
Investing in Kids Promotes Healthy Children, More Productive Adults, and a Stronger Fiscal Foundation
Jan 23, 2024
How Would the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act Change Federal Tax Law?
Jan 12, 2024
What Is the SALT Cap?
Jan 9, 2024
Growing Momentum for a Fiscal Commission in Congress
Jan 5, 2024
Moody’s Lowers U.S. Credit Rating to Negative, Citing Large Federal Deficits
Jan 5, 2024
5 Facts About Rising Income Inequality in the United States
Jan 3, 2024
Why Are Americans Paying More for Healthcare?
December 2023
Dec 21, 2023
Eight of the Largest Tax Breaks Explained
Dec 19, 2023
Taxing the Rich Could Raise Trillions — But That Alone Won’t Fix Our Fiscal Crisis
Dec 18, 2023
Recent Economic Projections Show Higher Interest Rates than Expected Earlier This Year
Dec 18, 2023
How Much Government Spending Goes to Children?
Dec 13, 2023
Should We Eliminate the Social Security Tax Cap?
Dec 12, 2023
9 Facts About Social Security and the Need to Strengthen It
Dec 12, 2023
10 Charts that Show How the United States Failed to Improve Its Fiscal Outlook in 2023
Dec 8, 2023
America’s Underlying Deficit Doubled in Fiscal Year 2023
Dec 7, 2023
Why Is the Federal Deficit High if Unemployment Is Low?
Dec 7, 2023
Would Increased Funding for the IRS Narrow the Tax Gap?
Dec 5, 2023
How is the Debt Limit Deal Affecting a Potential Government Shutdown?
November 2023
Nov 17, 2023
What Is the Farm Bill, and Why Does It Matter for the Federal Budget?
Nov 16, 2023
How Fixing the Appropriation Process Can Help Avoid a Shutdown
Nov 13, 2023
The U.S. Forgoes Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Each Year Due to Unpaid Taxes
Nov 13, 2023
What the Experts Are Saying About a Bipartisan Fiscal Commission
Nov 9, 2023
Income and Wealth in the United States: An Overview of Recent Data
Nov 9, 2023
Americans without Health Insurance in 2022 Matched a Record Low
October 2023
Oct 30, 2023
With Automatic Benefit Cuts Looming, Nearly All Voters Want Lawmakers to Reform Social Security
Oct 26, 2023
With U.S. Interest Costs Skyrocketing, Voters Overwhelmingly Call for Fiscal Commission
Oct 24, 2023
What Are the Economic Costs of Child Poverty?
Oct 24, 2023
Why History Shows the U.S. Will Not Grow Out of Its Debt
Oct 19, 2023
A Brief History of U.S. Government Shutdowns
Oct 18, 2023
Do Budget Caps Work? 6 Ways to Make them More Effective
Oct 13, 2023
Strengthening Medicare: Options to Increase Revenues
Oct 13, 2023
What is a Wealth Tax, and Should the United States Have One?
Oct 6, 2023
Strengthening Medicare: Options to Reduce Costs
Oct 4, 2023
Bad Governance Could Be Making Our Debt Problems Worse
September 2023
Sep 25, 2023
Poll: Strong Bipartisan Majority of Voters Call for Fiscal Commission
Sep 25, 2023
7 Key Trends in Poverty in the United States
Sep 21, 2023
How Do the House and Senate Appropriation Bills Differ?
August 2023
Aug 29, 2023
Why is the U.S. Fiscal Outlook More Daunting Now than After World War II?
Aug 25, 2023
Four Reasons Why a Government Shutdown is Harmful
Aug 17, 2023
Recent Economic Projections Show Higher Short-term Interest Rates
Aug 14, 2023
How Does Inflation Affect the Federal Budget?
Aug 8, 2023
What Types of Securities Does the Treasury Issue?
Aug 8, 2023
Three Key Things to Know about CHIP
Aug 3, 2023
What the Fitch Downgrade Says about our Fiscal Challenges
Aug 2, 2023
Can We Raise the Retirement Age and Protect Vulnerable Workers?
July 2023
Jul 31, 2023
Why the American Healthcare System Underperforms
Jul 27, 2023
Healthcare Spending Will be One-Fifth of the Economy within a Decade
Jul 24, 2023
Healthcare Costs Are a Major Driver of the National Debt and Here’s Why
Jul 21, 2023
Higher Interest Rates Could Cause the National Debt to Skyrocket
Jul 13, 2023
Social Security’s Funding Gap is 1.3% of GDP — Here’s How We Can Close It
Jul 12, 2023
How Does the U.S. Healthcare System Compare to Other Countries?
Jul 7, 2023
How Can We Reduce Unnecessary Healthcare Spending in the US?
June 2023
Jun 29, 2023
What Is Fiscal Policy? Interactive Teaching Tools
Jun 29, 2023
Without Reform, Social Security Could Become Depleted Within the Next Decade
Jun 29, 2023
What Are Treasury’s “Extraordinary Measures” on the Debt Ceiling?
Jun 26, 2023
How the Lack of Action on the Debt Ceiling Can Hurt the Economy
Jun 20, 2023
The 2023 Deficit Is Projected To Total $1.5 Trillion. Here's Why It Could Be Even Higher
Jun 12, 2023
How Much Will the Debt Ceiling Deal Reduce Deficits?
Jun 7, 2023
The U.S. Fiscal Outlook Has Gotten Worse Over the Past Year — Here’s Why
Jun 6, 2023
What are Caps on Discretionary Spending and Do They Work?
Jun 5, 2023
How Much COVID Funding Remains Unspent?
May 2023
May 30, 2023
How Much Does the Government Spend on International Affairs?
May 30, 2023
What is the Carried Interest Loophole, and Why Is It So Difficult to Close It?
May 23, 2023
What is SNAP? An Overview of the Largest Federal Anti-Hunger Program
May 15, 2023
How Do Quantitative Easing and Tightening Affect the Federal Budget?
May 12, 2023
Interest is Skyrocketing, and the National Debt Will Reach an All-time High in just 5 years
May 12, 2023
Breaching the Debt Ceiling Could Make Federal Borrowing More Expensive
May 11, 2023
The Federal Government Has Borrowed Trillions. Who Owns All that Debt?
April 2023
Apr 27, 2023
Despite Decades of Warnings, Social Security and Medicare Depletion Dates Have Been Getting Closer
Apr 24, 2023
The United States Spends More on Defense than the Next 10 Countries Combined
Apr 13, 2023
How Marginal Tax Rates and Breaks Affect What You Pay
Apr 10, 2023
Spending on Veterans in the Budget
Apr 7, 2023
Six Charts That Show How Low Corporate Tax Revenues Are in the United States Right Now
Apr 6, 2023
Five Different Ways of Raising Taxes on the Wealthiest Americans
Apr 5, 2023
Healthcare Spending in the United States Remains High
Apr 3, 2023
Almost 25% of Healthcare Spending is Considered Wasteful. Here’s Why.
March 2023
Mar 31, 2023
Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds Could Be Depleted Within the Next Decade
Mar 31, 2023
Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Could Be Exhausted in Just Eight Years
Mar 31, 2023
Social Security Faces Serious Financial Shortfalls, and Other Takeaways from the Trustees Report
Mar 27, 2023
Will Allowing Medicare to Negotiate Prices of Prescription Drugs Result in Cost Savings?
Mar 7, 2023
How Can Fiscal Policy Help Reduce Inflation?
Mar 3, 2023
Lifting the Debt Ceiling Has Been Paired with Budget Reform in the Past
February 2023
Feb 16, 2023
Interest Costs on the National Debt Are on Track to Reach a Record High
Feb 14, 2023
What’s the difference between CUTGO and PAYGO?
Feb 2, 2023
76 Options to Reduce the Federal Deficit
December 2022
Dec 23, 2022
Interest Rates Are Climbing Higher Than Expected, Leading to Pressure on the Federal Budget
Dec 19, 2022
These Eight Decisions by Lawmakers in the Last Two Years Will Add $2.3 Trillion to the National Debt
Dec 13, 2022
8 Charts That Show How We Failed to Fix Our Fiscal Outlook This Year
Dec 12, 2022
The Rising National Debt Drives Up Long-Term Interest Rates
November 2022
Nov 22, 2022
How Does the Aging of the Population Affect Our Fiscal Health?
Nov 22, 2022
Here’s What We Know about Foreign-Born Workers, and How They Compare to the Native-Born Population
Nov 18, 2022
The Deficit Was Cut in Half in 2022 Thanks to the Expiration of Pandemic-Related Spending
Nov 18, 2022
Social Security Reform: Should We Reduce Benefits?
Nov 17, 2022
Divided Government Presents an Opportunity for Democrats and Republicans to Work Together to Solve the Country's Fiscal Challenges
Nov 16, 2022
Top Economists Don’t See Immediate Recession; Share Concerns on Inflation, Interest, and Debt
Nov 7, 2022
How Much Does the United States Spend on Prescription Drugs Compared to Other Countries?
October 2022
Oct 28, 2022
The U.K. Economic Crisis Proves That Debt Matters, Even for the United States
Oct 25, 2022
Does UK Crisis Hold Fiscal, Economic Lessons for US Policymakers?
Oct 24, 2022
Three Major Challenges to Retirement Security
Oct 19, 2022
How Can We Reduce the Cost of an Increasingly Expensive Healthcare System?
Oct 14, 2022
Social Security Reform: Should We Raise the Retirement Age?
Oct 7, 2022
How Did the Pandemic Affect the Way We Look at Deficits?
Oct 3, 2022
The Longer We Wait to Stabilize the National Debt, the More Difficult It Will Be
September 2022
Sep 19, 2022
President Biden's Policies Would Reduce Deficits by Trillions if Enacted — But Debt Would Still Climb
Sep 13, 2022
House Proposes Modest Increase in Defense Spending
Sep 6, 2022
$1 Trillion Deficits are Projected for the Foreseeable Future
August 2022
Aug 26, 2022
Social Security Reform: Options to Raise Revenues
Aug 5, 2022
What Is in the Inflation Reduction Act and How Much Will It Reduce the Deficit?
Aug 4, 2022
The Ratio of Workers to Social Security Beneficiaries Is at a Low and Projected to Decline Further
July 2022
Jul 28, 2022
CBO Director Discusses Inflation, Interest Costs, New Reconciliation Proposal, and America’s Unsustainable Debt
Jul 27, 2022
National Debt to Double in Size and Other Key Takeaways from the CBO Long-Term Outlook
Jul 18, 2022
Why are Americans Working Longer?
Jul 13, 2022
National Debt Could Be Over Twice the Size of the Economy in Just 30 Years
June 2022
Jun 27, 2022
Should We Lower the Medicare Eligibility Age to 60?
Jun 24, 2022
The Federal Government’s Support for Low-Income Housing Expanded during the Pandemic
Jun 22, 2022
What Happens To State Governments When Federal Funds Run Out?
Jun 14, 2022
The Federal Reserve Will Begin Reducing Its Holdings of Treasury Notes and Bonds
Jun 10, 2022
8 Startling Facts About the U.S. Fiscal Outlook
Jun 9, 2022
New York Has One of the Most Complex and Decentralized Debt Structures Among States
Jun 9, 2022
Peterson Foundation Launches Student Debt Smarter to Empower the Next Generation
Jun 2, 2022
Five Charts about the Future of Social Security and Medicare
Jun 1, 2022
Why Did the Federal Government Get Involved in Student Loans?
May 2022
May 31, 2022
Interest Costs on the National Debt Set to Reach Historic Highs in the Next Decade
May 25, 2022
Interest Costs Rise Sharply in Latest CBO Report
May 23, 2022
Do Higher Interest Rates Make a Debt Crisis More Likely?
May 17, 2022
How Do Federal Student Loans Affect the National Debt?
May 4, 2022
President Highlights Importance of Deficit Reduction
May 3, 2022
How Does the Tax System Work?
April 2022
Apr 14, 2022
How Do Marginal Income Tax Rates Work — and What if We Increased Them?
Apr 1, 2022
How Have Prescription Drug Prices Changed Over Time?
March 2022
Mar 29, 2022
Who Benefits More from Tax Breaks — High or Low-Income Earners?
Mar 28, 2022
President Biden’s Budget Reduces Deficits, but Debt Would Remain High
Mar 21, 2022
What Is the Difference Between the Statutory and Effective Tax Rate?
Mar 16, 2022
The Fed Hikes Interest Rates to Curb High Inflation, But With Implications for the National Debt
Mar 15, 2022
How Are We Paying for the Federal Response to the Coronavirus?
Mar 4, 2022
What Are the Pros and Cons of Student Loan Forgiveness?
February 2022
Feb 25, 2022
Top Four Lessons the Pandemic Taught Us about Improving Unemployment Insurance
Feb 15, 2022
What Are the Costs of Permanently Expanding the CTC and the EITC?
Feb 10, 2022
National Debt Passes $30 Trillion, and Fiscal Confidence Sinks to Seven-Year Low
Feb 3, 2022
U.S. Healthcare System Ranks Sixth Worldwide — Innovative but Fiscally Unsustainable
January 2022
Jan 28, 2022
Healthcare Spending Reaches a Record High
Jan 27, 2022
The U.S. Economy Grew at Its Fastest Rate Since 1984
Jan 14, 2022
Spending on Unemployment Insurance is Returning to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Jan 14, 2022
How Have States Used Their Direct COVID Relief Funds?
Jan 13, 2022
Top Economists Weigh in on Rising Inflation, Growing Debt, and America’s Economic Future
Jan 5, 2022
The American Rescue Plan is Projected to Boost the Economy by 73¢ for Every Dollar Spent
December 2021
Dec 7, 2021
Poverty Rate Increased for the First Time in Five Years
Dec 3, 2021
14 Charts That Illustrate Our Fiscal Situation as We Close Out 2021
Dec 1, 2021
How Much Money Is Left in COVID-19 Relief Programs?
November 2021
Nov 22, 2021
“Build Back Better” is Mostly Paid For — But Uses Budget Gimmicks
Nov 15, 2021
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Less than 40 Percent Paid For
Nov 11, 2021
Leading Economists: The Economy Bounced Back Fast, But Major Questions Remain
Nov 5, 2021
The Labor Market Recovery Continued in October
Nov 1, 2021
Delta Variant Slows Economy, But Output Still Better than Pre-Pandemic Levels
October 2021
Oct 26, 2021
Student Debt Has Increased Sevenfold over the Last Couple Decades. Here’s Why.
Oct 15, 2021
Here's What a Budget Gimmick Is and How to Spot One
Oct 14, 2021
Can the TRUST Act Help Fix the Social Security, Medicare, and Highway Trust Funds?
Oct 8, 2021
Housing Insecurity: What is the Federal Government Doing to Prevent Evictions during the Pandemic?
Oct 1, 2021
Should the Corporate Income Tax Rate be Raised?
September 2021
Sep 15, 2021
Here's How Democrats Would Pay for Their New Spending Proposals
Sep 13, 2021
How Do We Tax Energy in the United States? How Does It Compare to Other Countries?
Sep 10, 2021
What’s the Price Tag on Reconciliation – and Will It Be Paid For?
Sep 7, 2021
How Does Student Debt Affect the Economy?
August 2021
Aug 30, 2021
Deficits will Remain over $1 Trillion for the Next Decade
Aug 19, 2021
How Will Interest Rate Changes Affect Federal Debt and Deficits?
Aug 12, 2021
What Economic Effects Can We Expect from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill?
July 2021
Jul 29, 2021
A Year After the Worst Economic Contraction Ever Recorded, Output Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Jul 22, 2021
Interest Costs on the National Debt Projected to Nearly Triple over the Next Decade
Jul 16, 2021
What to Know About the New Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments
Jul 16, 2021
Does Lowering or Raising Corporate Taxes Affect How Businesses Invest in the Economy?
Jul 15, 2021
What is Free College and How Much Would It Cost?
Jul 7, 2021
What’s in the American Families Plan?
Jul 6, 2021
Spending on Medicaid Spiked Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Jul 1, 2021
The National Debt Will Hit Its All-Time High by the End of the Decade, and Other Takeaways from the Latest CBO Report
June 2021
Jun 30, 2021
What’s in Biden's Infrastructure Plan and How He Proposes Paying for It
Jun 29, 2021
New Poll: 9 in 10 Voters Say Lawmakers Should Pay for Infrastructure
Jun 21, 2021
What is the Stepped-Up Basis, and Why Does the Biden Administration Want to Eliminate It?
Jun 15, 2021
President Biden’s Budget Calls for Increased Spending on Education, Housing, Veterans, and More
Jun 8, 2021
How Does the Capital Gains Tax Work Now, and What Are Some Proposed Reforms?
Jun 7, 2021
Investment vs. Consumption: How Well are We Preparing for Our Future?
Jun 4, 2021
What Is the Difference Between a Corporation and a Pass-Through Business — and Why Does It Matter for Our Economy and Budget?
Jun 2, 2021
National Debt to Measure Nearly Double the Size of the Economy in 30 Years
May 2021
May 28, 2021
President Biden's Budget Would Pay for New Spending — But Doesn't Address the Debt He Inherited
May 25, 2021
Here Are Some Holes in the Social Safety Net That the Pandemic Highlighted
May 21, 2021
How Does Climate Change Affect the Federal Budget?
May 14, 2021
How Did Americans Spend Their Stimulus Checks and How Did It Affect the Economy?
May 12, 2021
How Does the Republican Infrastructure Plan Compare to President Biden's Proposal?
May 5, 2021
10 Key Facts about Student Debt in the United States
May 3, 2021
United States Projected to See Rapid Economic Growth — the Highest Among Developed Countries
April 2021
Apr 29, 2021
The Economy Is Getting Close to Its Pre-Pandemic Level
Apr 28, 2021
Could COVID Relief Lead to Inflation? Here’s What Economists Are Saying
Apr 19, 2021
Why Do States Receive Different Amounts of Federal COVID Aid?
Apr 15, 2021
How Much of the Latest Federal Stimulus Will Go to State and Local Governments?
Apr 5, 2021
How is the Government Supporting Small Businesses During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Apr 1, 2021
Long-Term Unemployment Has Quadrupled, and That's a Problem for the Economy
March 2021
Mar 22, 2021
How Has the Coronavirus Pandemic Affected Federal Spending on SNAP?
Mar 16, 2021
It’s Been 28 Years Since We Last Raised the Gas Tax, and Its Purchasing Power Has Eroded
Mar 15, 2021
Here’s Everything the Federal Government Has Done to Respond to the Coronavirus So Far
Mar 15, 2021
What to Know About All Three Rounds of Coronavirus Stimulus Checks
Mar 4, 2021
National Debt to Double in Size and Other Key Takeaways from the CBO Long-Term Outlook
February 2021
Feb 26, 2021
Here's How Raising the Minimum Wage Would Affect Everything from Household Incomes to the National Debt
Feb 18, 2021
Uninsured Rate on the Rise Again As Nation Deals with COVID
Feb 16, 2021
The National Debt Will Grow to Be Twice the Size of the Economy
Feb 11, 2021
Pandemic Fuels Record-Breaking Deficits — and Other Key Takeaways from the Latest CBO Report
Feb 3, 2021
Breaking Down the $48 Billion of Airline Industry Payroll Support in Coronavirus Relief Legislation
Feb 2, 2021
Should Stimulus Checks Go to Higher-Income Americans?
Feb 2, 2021
New Projections for unemployment, GDP, inflation and interest rates
January 2021
Jan 29, 2021
Q4 GDP Continues to Grow, Though at a Much Slower Pace
Jan 27, 2021
What Was the Coronavirus Relief Fund?
Jan 15, 2021
83 Ways We Can Reduce the Deficit, According to CBO
December 2020
Dec 21, 2020
Four Key Takeaways from the Latest 2020 Unemployment Data
Dec 17, 2020
State Tax Revenues Took a Hit in the Wake of the Pandemic
Dec 10, 2020
13 Charts That Show the Stunning Impact of 2020 on Our Fiscal and Economic Outlook
Dec 8, 2020
Which Coronavirus Relief Programs Provide the Most Bang for the Buck?
November 2020
Nov 23, 2020
Several Coronavirus Relief Programs are Set to Expire Soon
Nov 6, 2020
How Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Impact Social Security’s Finances?
Nov 5, 2020
What Is the Provider Relief Fund?
October 2020
Oct 30, 2020
How Much Has Coronavirus Relief Helped Healthcare Providers?
Oct 29, 2020
Q3 GDP Shows Big Jump, but Economy Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
Oct 28, 2020
Peterson-FT Economic Monitor Tracks Voter Views on Economy, Fiscal Outlook and Coronavirus
Oct 23, 2020
How Did the Fiscal Response to Coronavirus Help Small Businesses?
Oct 16, 2020
This Year We Saw the Largest Budget Deficit Since 1945, Driven Largely by the Pandemic
Oct 16, 2020
How Effective Has the Coronavirus Relief Fund Been in Helping State and Local Governments?
Oct 16, 2020
The Coronavirus Pandemic Continues to Cause Record Claims for Unemployment Insurance
Oct 15, 2020
Until COVID-19 Is Under Control, Economic Damage Will Linger, Experts Say
Oct 9, 2020
How Did Americans Spend the Stimulus Checks They Got from the CARES Act?
Oct 8, 2020
The Gap Between Federal Spending and Revenues Has Grown Rapidly During the Pandemic
Oct 7, 2020
What are Overseas Contingency Operations?
Oct 2, 2020
How are Safety Net Programs Helping the Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic?
September 2020
Sep 25, 2020
How Did the Fiscal Response to the Coronavirus Help the Economy?
Sep 22, 2020
New CBO Report: Pandemic Accelerates Existing Fiscal Challenges
Sep 9, 2020
How Were State Budgets Doing Before the Pandemic?
Sep 8, 2020
What Are Federal Reserve Lending Facilities? How Will They Support the Economy During the Pandemic?
Sep 2, 2020
National Debt Will Be the Size of the Economy by Next Year and Other Takeaways from the CBO Report
August 2020
Aug 31, 2020
What has the Coronavirus Taught Us about Our Healthcare System and Preparedness?
Aug 10, 2020
Coronavirus Executive Actions Highlight Our Broken Budget Process
Aug 3, 2020
IMF Releases Most Pessimistic Economic Projections for the United States to Date
Aug 3, 2020
Did the Paycheck Protection Program Work the Way It Was Supposed To?
July 2020
Jul 30, 2020
Real GDP Falls a Record-Breaking 32.9% in Second Quarter
Jul 13, 2020
Breaking Down the Coronavirus Relief Spending — How Much Direct Aid Has Gone Out the Door So Far?
Jul 8, 2020
Legislation to Fight Coronavirus Pandemic Has Reduced Federal Revenues by $500 Billion
Jul 7, 2020
See How the Coronavirus Has Impacted 10-Year Projections for GDP and More
Jul 1, 2020
Pandemic Budget Crunch Could Force States to Slash Social Services, Education, Police Budgets, More
June 2020
Jun 17, 2020
State and Local Infrastructure Spending: A Closer Look
Jun 9, 2020
CBO Director: Economy Rebounding but the Fiscal Situation Leaves the U.S. Vulnerable
Jun 8, 2020
May Unemployment Data Show a Slight Improvement in the Labor Market
May 2020
May 22, 2020
How Has the Coronavirus Affected the U.S. Economic Outlook
May 21, 2020
How the U.S. Response to Coronavirus Compares to the Rest of the World
May 11, 2020
The Coronavirus Caused the Deficit to Balloon in April — Usually a Surplus Month
May 8, 2020
April Unemployment Data Show Devastating Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Labor Market
April 2020
Apr 29, 2020
First Economic Growth Report Under the Coronavirus: Real GDP Falls 4.8% in First Quarter
Apr 24, 2020
U.S. GDP to Fall 5.6% Due to Coronavirus, According to New CBO Projections
Apr 21, 2020
Four Key Takeaways From the Early Unemployment Data
February 2020
Feb 28, 2020
Millions Gained Healthcare Coverage under Obamacare, But That Trend Is Reversing
Feb 20, 2020
Do Voters Care about the National Debt? The Polls Say They Do
Feb 11, 2020
Fed Chair Powell Encourages Congress to Address Rising Debt before Next Downturn
Feb 10, 2020
The President's Budget Proposes Large Spending Cuts, but Leaves Debt at High Levels
Feb 7, 2020
Economists Agree: The National Debt is a Long-Term Concern for America
January 2020
Jan 31, 2020
Economic Growth Was Weaker in 2019 than in 2018
Jan 29, 2020
Five Troubling Takeaways from the Latest CBO Report
Jan 7, 2020
Decade in Review: Looking Back at CBO Projections Then and Now
December 2019
Dec 19, 2019
$9 Trillion Added to the National Debt over the Last Decade
Dec 2, 2019
11 Charts That Show How Our National Debt Grew in 2019
November 2019
Nov 26, 2019
Debt Is Expected to Grow Faster in the United States than Anywhere Else in the World
Nov 14, 2019
Why are Prescription Drug Prices Rising and How Do They Affect the U.S. Fiscal Outlook?
Nov 14, 2019
Fed Chairman Powell Urges Congress to Address the Federal Budget’s “Unsustainable Path”
Nov 4, 2019
Two Years Later, What Are Economists Saying about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?
October 2019
Oct 31, 2019
Fed Reduces Target Interest Rate
Oct 30, 2019
Economic Growth Rates in 2019 Are on Track to be Lower than in 2018
September 2019
Sep 18, 2019
What is an Alternative Fiscal Scenario?
Sep 6, 2019
Welcome Back, Congress — Congress Faces Key Fiscal Deadline when Returning from Recess
August 2019
Aug 26, 2019
Three Key Ingredients for Negotiating a Fiscally Responsible Budget Deal
Aug 22, 2019
Deficits Much Larger Than Projected Just Three Months Ago
July 2019
Jul 30, 2019
What are the Trends Slowing Wage Growth and Fueling Income Inequality?
Jul 29, 2019
Economic Growth Slowed Significantly in Second Quarter
Jul 19, 2019
Fast-Approaching Fiscal Deadlines Pose Threat to American Economy
Jul 17, 2019
Why The 2019 Long-Term Budget Outlook is More Bad News
Jul 15, 2019
Deficit to Rise Nearly 30% over Last Year, According to New White House Projections
June 2019
Jun 25, 2019
Five Key Takeaways from the CBO Long-Term Outlook
May 2019
May 10, 2019
CBO: Trump Budget Uses Overly Optimistic Economic Assumptions
May 6, 2019
Higher National Debt Means Higher Interest Rates for the Federal Government
May 2, 2019
CBO’s Updated Projections Show Deficits Continuing to Climb, Despite Growing Economy
May 1, 2019
Healthcare Costs for Americans Projected to Grow at an Alarmingly High Rate
April 2019
Apr 29, 2019
Economic Growth in Early 2019 Was Stronger than Expected
Apr 19, 2019
GAO Warns National Debt Could Be Twice the Size of the Economy in Just 30 Years
March 2019
Mar 27, 2019
Why Fiscal Space Matters
Mar 11, 2019
The President's Budget Reduces Debt a Little, But Only If Growth Is Rosier than Projected
February 2019
Feb 19, 2019
State Budgets Also Face Tough Fiscal Challenges
January 2019
Jan 28, 2019
Five Charts that Summarize CBO’s Budget and Economic Outlook
Jan 11, 2019
Here Are Some Ways the Shutdown Is Hurting Americans and the Economy
Jan 4, 2019
The House is returning to PAYGO
Jan 2, 2019
Can a New Congress — and a Divided Government — Make Progress on Fiscal Challenges?
December 2018
Dec 21, 2018
Rising Interest Rates Will Affect Everything from Mortgages to National Debt
Dec 20, 2018
The Risks of Running up Deficits When the Economy Is Good
Dec 18, 2018
121 Ways We Can Reduce the Deficit, According to CBO
Dec 17, 2018
9 Charts That Show How Our Fiscal Outlook Has Gone from Bad to Worse
November 2018
Nov 13, 2018
The Lame-Duck Congress and the 116th Congress Have Some Key Fiscal Issues on their Agenda
October 2018
Oct 31, 2018
Both Parties Can Pick Up Late Support by Addressing the National Debt
Oct 31, 2018
Five Things That We Have Learned Since the Tax Cuts Were Enacted
Oct 29, 2018
It’s Rare for Revenue Growth to Be This Weak
Oct 19, 2018
IMF Raises Concerns for Fiscal Stability In the United States
Oct 17, 2018
What They're Saying: Deficit Hits Six-Year High Despite Strong Economy
Oct 17, 2018
Corporate Tax Receipts Took an Unprecedented Drop This Year
Oct 4, 2018
This Fiscal New Year May Mark a Permanent Return to Trillion-Dollar Deficits
September 2018
Sep 10, 2018
What Effect Does Social Security Have on Poverty?
Sep 4, 2018
How Will the Rising Cost of Prescription Drugs Affect Medicare?
Sep 4, 2018
With Election Looming, Congress Returns to Full Agenda
August 2018
Aug 13, 2018
Last Year's Tax Law Did Not Simplify the System — It Added More Tax Breaks
Aug 8, 2018
How Have Tax Cuts Affected the Economy and Debt? Here’s What We Know So Far
July 2018
Jul 18, 2018
Trump Administration Acknowledges Trillion-Dollar Deficits
Jul 12, 2018
Panetta: U.S. Headed for a “Death Spiral” of Deficits and Debt Unless Lawmakers Act
June 2018
Jun 26, 2018
Four Key Takeaways from the CBO 2018 Long-Term Outlook
Jun 13, 2018
The Two Reasons Long-Term Economic Growth Will Slow
April 2018
Apr 23, 2018
President Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: A Closer Look
Apr 9, 2018
A Return to Trillion Dollar Deficits
Apr 3, 2018
The National Debt Grew by $1 Trillion in Just Six Months
March 2018
Mar 29, 2018
How Tax Cuts Are Affecting Revenues and Rates
Mar 27, 2018
Budget Process Reform: What Are Budget Caps?
Mar 1, 2018
Who Will Be Affected By Medicaid Work Requirements?
December 2017
Dec 22, 2017
Ten Charts That Sum Up This Year in Fiscal News
Dec 21, 2017
Tax Extenders: The Potential Hidden Costs in Tax Reform
Dec 20, 2017
Why You Should Care that 2017 Tax Cuts Will Add to the National Debt
Dec 19, 2017
Analysts Agree: House and Senate Tax Bills Would Add Substantially to the Debt
Dec 15, 2017
Yellen: Rising National Debt Limits Our Ability to Respond to Future Downturns
Dec 1, 2017
Poll: Voters Say that Tax Reform Shouldn’t Grow the Debt
November 2017
Nov 16, 2017
What the Interest on Deficit-Funded Tax Legislation Would Cost
Nov 8, 2017
House Tax Bill Adds $1.7 Trillion to Deficits When You Include Interest
October 2017
Oct 26, 2017
Tax Cuts Then and Now: The Debt Is Much Higher
Oct 25, 2017
Federal Budget Deficits Rising — Even Before Tax Cuts
Oct 5, 2017
Five Charts to Help You Better Understand Individual Tax Reform
September 2017
Sep 27, 2017
Five Charts to Help You Better Understand Corporate Tax Reform
Sep 6, 2017
What’s the Difference between a Government Shutdown and the Debt Limit?
July 2017
Jul 26, 2017
Five Things You May Not Know about Medicaid
Jul 17, 2017
What You Need to Know about the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
Jul 12, 2017
Yellen: Congress Should Factor National Debt into Policy Decisions
June 2017
Jun 30, 2017
Five Key Takeaways from the CBO Budget and Economic Outlook
April 2017
Apr 28, 2017
The Fiscal Month in Review: Resurrection of the AHCA, Broad Strokes on Taxes
March 2017
Mar 31, 2017
Four Key Takeaways from the CBO Long-Term Outlook
Mar 30, 2017
The Fiscal Month in Review: Busy Months Ahead for Legislators
Mar 1, 2017
The Fiscal Month in Review: Questions about Policy Specifics Remain
January 2017
Jan 31, 2017
The Fiscal Month in Review: Healthcare, Taxes, and Debt
Jan 25, 2017
Top Three Takeaways on the 10-Year Fiscal Outlook
Jan 18, 2017
GAO: Congress and Trump Administration Face Serious Fiscal Challenges
December 2016
Dec 23, 2016
Top 7 Fiscal Charts from 2016
Dec 13, 2016
Six Ideas to Improve the Budget Process
Dec 7, 2016
Report: U.S. Debt a Drag on Competitiveness
Dec 1, 2016
The Fiscal Month in Review: Trump’s Fiscal Agenda
November 2016
Nov 29, 2016
What Are Tax Expenditures?
Nov 10, 2016
Ernst & Young: Government's Financial Outlook Unsustainable
Nov 9, 2016
Fiscal Advice for President-Elect Trump and Congress
Nov 2, 2016
What Is the Fiscal Gap?
October 2016
Oct 28, 2016
The Fiscal Month in Review: The Election and Economic Outlook
Oct 20, 2016
What the Candidates Said about the Debt
Oct 17, 2016
Seven Questions on Debt for the Final Presidential Debate
Oct 7, 2016
Voters Still Waiting for Long-Term Fiscal Plans
Oct 4, 2016
Congress Faces Urgent Budgetary To-Do List
Oct 3, 2016
This Month in Fiscal News: Debates, the CR, and Fiscal Challenges Ahead
September 2016
Sep 16, 2016
Voters: National Debt Needs to Be Part of the Debates
August 2016
Aug 31, 2016
This Month in Fiscal News: August 2016
Aug 29, 2016
Three Key Takeaways from the Updated Budget Projections
Aug 3, 2016
Have the Debt and Deficits Gotten Better?
July 2016
Jul 13, 2016
Four Key Takeaways from the Long-Term Budget Outlook
June 2016
Jun 17, 2016
Six Challenges to Retirement Security
May 2016
May 17, 2016
Clinton and Trump Advisors Talk about the National Debt
April 2016
Apr 14, 2016
The US Tax Burden Is Low Compared to Most Advanced Economies
Apr 13, 2016
Who benefits from tax expenditures?
Apr 12, 2016
What kinds of taxes do Americans pay?
March 2016
Mar 15, 2016
Poll: Voters Want Candidates to Address National Debt
February 2016
Feb 11, 2016
Chart of the Week: Net interest costs on national debt to rise
Feb 1, 2016
Up to Us: 4th Annual Competition Kicks Off
January 2016
Jan 29, 2016
Recommended Reading: CBO highlights the return to rising deficits
Jan 27, 2016
3 Takeaways from CBO's Budget & Economic Outlook
Jan 19, 2016
PGPF analysis, statement on CBO January 2016 Budget & Economic Outlook
December 2015
Dec 16, 2015
PGPF analysis on higher interest rates & the national debt
November 2015
Nov 2, 2015
New PGPF infographic: Solutions Do Exist
October 2015
Oct 22, 2015
College Students Nationwide Kick Off Up To Us with My Two Cents Day
Oct 21, 2015
PGPF on Capitol Hill
August 2015
Aug 10, 2015
Celebrating Social Security's 80th Anniversary
Aug 3, 2015
2015 Fiscal Summit Summary and Highlights Book
July 2015
Jul 23, 2015
2015 Social Security & Medicare Trustees Reports: charts and analysis
Jul 21, 2015
Pete Peterson: CED 2015 Leadership Award
Jul 21, 2015
Michael Peterson interview on PBS' "The Open Mind"
Jul 8, 2015
Pete Peterson op-ed on Greek crisis in USA Today
Jul 2, 2015
Michael Peterson Discusses Fiscal Future on Sirius XM
June 2015
Jun 15, 2015
2012–2014 PGPF Progress Report
Jun 15, 2015
New report: Truth and Integrity in State Budgeting
Jun 8, 2015
IMF Warns of Rising U.S. Debt
Jun 4, 2015
New report: Policy Options for Improving Economic Opportunity and Mobility
May 2015
May 19, 2015
Watch the 2015 Fiscal Summit: Opportunity for America
March 2015
Mar 12, 2015
CBO Analysis of the President's FY 2016 Budget
Mar 4, 2015
Stockton University wins 2015 Up to Us college campus competition
February 2015
Feb 24, 2015
Analysis: Congressional Budget Office's 40th Anniversary
Feb 12, 2015
National #MyTwoCentsDay for Up to Us College Students
Feb 5, 2015
Charting a New Course for America's Economic Future
December 2014
Dec 4, 2014
Peterson Center on Healthcare Launches
Dec 2, 2014
3rd Annual Up to Us Campus Competition Doubles in Size
November 2014
Nov 7, 2014
National Ad Campaign: "More"
September 2014
Sep 17, 2014
Infographic: Fiscal Health Leads to Economic Strength
July 2014
Jul 9, 2014
Q&A: 40th Anniversary of the Congressional Budget Act
June 2014
Jun 24, 2014
PGPF special report: "Fiscal Balancing Act"
May 2014
May 16, 2014
2014 Fiscal Summit: videos and highlights
March 2014
Mar 26, 2014
Highlights from the 2014 Up to Us campus competition
Mar 26, 2014
New Report from CSIS: Lessons from Abroad for the U.S. Entitlement Debate
Mar 19, 2014
New report from Stimson Center: Strategic Agility Assessment
Mar 18, 2014
University of Texas-Pan American Wins 2014 Up to Us Competition
February 2014
Feb 28, 2014
Chart: Good News about Improving Deficits Will Be Short-Lived
Feb 6, 2014
Flirting with Default: a new report from PIIE
January 2014
Jan 7, 2014
Pete Peterson in Philanthropy Magazine
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