Op-Ed: A Real Debt Goal: 60 Percent by 2030
Michael A. Peterson pens an op-ed about debt goals for the U.S. for POLITICO.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/op-ed-a-real-debt-goal-60-percent-by-2030
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Michael A. Peterson pens an op-ed about debt goals for the U.S. for POLITICO.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/op-ed-a-real-debt-goal-60-percent-by-2030
"Even as both parties dream of sweeping the next election and imposing their own solution, the reality is that massive deficit reduction legislation requires bipartisan buy-in for public legitimacy and political sustainability," writes Brian Riedl.
During the final debates, it's up to us to pay attention to how our presidential candidates’ plans could impact America's future. While the budget and economy were already major topics, the upcoming debates will highlight national security and a range of other issues — both foreign and domestic — that also have implications for our long-term fiscal health.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-does-our-debt-affect-americas-foreign-policy
Medicare covers over 20 percent of most healthcare services.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0092_medicare_share_costs
Medicaid finances almost one-fifth of healthcare spending in the United States.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0095_medicaid_home_health
Over the past 50 years, the share of Medicare spending on hospital expenses has declined the most while the share spent on prescription drugs has increased the most
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0089_composition_medicare_payments
Strengthened automatic fiscal stabilizers would enable fiscal stimulus to arrive in a more predictable and efficient manner.
Corporate tax revenues are substantially lower than they were before the tax rate was reduced by the TCJA.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0304_corporate_tax_reduced_tcja
The more important question for fiscal policy is what happens when monetary policy normalizes.
One of the largest drivers of that rising debt is federal spending on major healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.