Understanding Complex Budget Terms and Processes: What Are Discretionary Spending Caps?
There is one cap for national defense and another cap for non-defense programs.
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There is one cap for national defense and another cap for non-defense programs.
Tax expenditures can come in the form of exclusions, exemptions, deductions, and credits.
The budget projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in August reaffirm the perilous path of deficits and debt expected over the next decade.
Federal debt will rise to 144 percent of GDP within 30 years — far exceeding its all-time high, and nearly doubling today's level.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2019/06/cbo-warns-historic-debt-levels-pose-substantial-risks
Americans must task their newly elected officials with tackling the nation's debt — and hold them accountable for results.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/for-a-stronger-economy-deal-with-the-debt
Under the current policy scenario, the federal government is projected to run permanent primary spending deficits.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/government-accountability-office-fall-2012-budget-outlook
If lawmakers do not agree on raising or suspending the debt limit before the extraordinary measures are exhausted, there would be severe consequences.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2023/06/debt-ceiling-update-whats-at-stake
Increasing the debt ceiling allows the Treasury to borrow funds to pay for government obligations that have already been incurred as the result of laws and budgets approved by the President and Congress.
The United States healthcare system is the most expensive in the world, and our healthcare costs are projected to keep rising. Despite these high costs, our health outcomes are generally no better than those of our peers, and in some cases are worse.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects that the federal debt could reach 175% of GDP by 2040.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/congressional-budget-offices-2015-long-term-budget-outlook