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Jun 12, 2009

Administration and Congressional Teams "Get Fiscal"

Fiscal policymakers representing the Treasury Department, other federal agencies, think tanks and Congress will face off against college students in the Budgetball Tournament on the National Mall this Sunday from 11:00am to 2:00pm ET. Players will include David Walker, former U.S. Comptroller General, and Robert Reischauer, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office.


https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/administration-and-congressional-teams-get-fiscal

Analysis



Apr 18, 2009

The U.S. Faces Looming Fiscal Crisis

Last year, the U.S. deficit of $1.4 trillion or 9.9 percent of gross domestic product, was the largest since the end of World War II.


https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2009/04/the-us-faces-looming-fiscal-crisis

Analysis

Dec 14, 2010

Government Accountability Office: Raising the Retirement Ages Affects Older Workers

While proposals to raise the retirement age are intended to improve the financial health of the Social Security program, GAO finds that such changes could produce an opposite result, while also having an adverse impact on some of society’s most vulnerable members.


https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/government-accountability-office-raising-the-retirement-ages-affects-older-workers

Analysis

Nov 9, 2010

Improving Health Care

The rapid growth in health care costs is the largest and fastest growing fiscal challenge.


https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/improving-health-care

Analysis

Mar 20, 2012

Summary of CBO’s Preliminary Analysis of the President’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget

This outlook is particularly worrisome because the baby boom generation is beginning to retire and will place growing demands on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid in the 2020s.


https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/summary-of-cbo%E2%80%99s-preliminary-analysis-of-the-president%E2%80%99s-fiscal-year-2013-budget

Explainers



Mar 1, 2012

Budget Basics: Introduction

The nation's long-term fiscal outlook is unsustainable. Publicly held debt currently equals 70 percent of gross domestic product, the most common measure of an economy's size.


https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/state-of-the-unions-finances/introduction

Analysis



Mar 29, 2012

Comparison of Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposals

Each proposal presents a distinct vision of the role of the federal government in our economy.


https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/fiscal-year-2013-budget-proposals

Press Releases & Statements

Oct 30, 2009

Peter G Peterson Foundation Releases New Health Care Reform Study

A study commissioned by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation on S. 1796, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 confirms the Congressional Budget Office analysis that the bill, as passed by the Senate Finance Committee, could result in slightly lower deficits if it is implemented as intended and remains unchanged.


https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/peter-g-peterson-foundation-releases-new-health-care-reform-study

Explainers

Sep 9, 2010

Budget Basics: Fixing the Budget Process

Once we have a plan in place that reduces spending and increases revenues, a strong annual budget process for the government would help us stay on track.


https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/fixing-the-budget-process

Press Releases & Statements

Jun 6, 2011

Pete Peterson Monticello Speech

Peter G. Peterson delivers remarks at a celebration of Thomas Jefferson's 268th birthday.


https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/peter-g-peterson-remarks-at-celebration-of-thomas-jefferson%E2%80%99s-268th-birthday