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Voters Don't Want a Shutdown, They Want Action on the National Debt Instead
A new poll shows that nine-in-ten Americans want policymakers to work together to avoid a shutdown and focus on implementing solutions to our growing national debt.
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A new poll shows that nine-in-ten Americans want policymakers to work together to avoid a shutdown and focus on implementing solutions to our growing national debt.
Fitch Ratings recently downgraded the U.S. long-term credit rating from its top mark of AAA to AA+.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/08/what-the-fitch-downgrade-says-about-our-fiscal-challenges
Income growth since 1979 is larger for high-income earners, even when including transfers and taxes.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0059_income-growth-disparity
Between 1979 and 2016, income increased more quickly for high-income earners.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0060_income-disparity-before-transfers-taxes
The population of the United States is aging rapidly. Soon we will be a nation of Floridas.
The sixth annual Fiscal Summit was held on May 19, 2015 in Washington DC, convening leading experts and policymakers to examine the state of economic opportunity in America today.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/fiscal-summit/2015-fiscal-summit-opportunity-for-america
The percentage of children without health insurance has declined since 1997.
The 114th Congress has a new opportunity to address our debt and long-term fiscal challenges, strengthen our economy, and put our nation's fiscal future on a sustainable path.
The U.S. has historically devoted a larger share of its economy to defense than other members of the G-7.
Medicare spending is projected to rise rapidly.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0276_medicare_spending_long-term