State and Local Health Spending
Health expenditures of state and local governments are projected to crowd out non-health spending.
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Health expenditures of state and local governments are projected to crowd out non-health spending.
Healthcare costs in the U.S. have increased drastically over the past several decades.
An overwhelming majority of Americans, 82 percent, say the long-term national debt is an important factor when it comes to deciding how they will vote in the November midterm elections, according to a new poll released today by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Federal taxes and transfers can help reduce disparities in income.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0233_taxes-reduce-disparities
High income individuals receive a greater portion of their income from capital gains
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0316_capital_gains_income_group
The share of total pre-tax income has sharply increased for the wealthy, but decreased for low-income households.
Fixing the budget requires addressing the root cause of the long-term deficits: escalating Social Security and Medicare shortfalls.
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
Five students from The University of Texas-Pan American have been awarded first prize in the nationwide 2014 Up to Us campus competition — a five-week challenge that gives a voice to young leaders on fiscal issues.