Discretionary Spending as Share of GDP, 1970–2051
Discretionary spending is projected to stay below its historical share of GDP.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0177_discretionary_low_levels
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Discretionary spending is projected to stay below its historical share of GDP.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0177_discretionary_low_levels
The federal government collects revenue from a variety of sources.
There are many critical differences between our two nations, but are there lessons to be learned by US policymakers from the UK predicament?
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2022/10/does-uk-crisis-hold-fiscal-economic-lessons-for-us-policymakers
Michael Peterson writes an op-ed in Roll Call about the fiscal issues that plague the U.S. in the new year.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/op-ed-new-fiscal-year-same-fiscal-problems
We asked 10 respected policy experts from across the ideological spectrum to share their views on a fiscal commission. Here are the key takeaways.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/11/what-the-experts-are-saying-about-a-bipartisan-fiscal-commission
Prior to the Great Depression deficits were unusual in the U.S. Budget. Surpluses occurred in about two-thirds of the years between 1800 to 1929.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0023_federal-deficit-surplus
U.S. dependency on foreign lenders to finance the public debt has risen sharply.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0057_foreign-holders-debt
Recessions and countercyclical policies generally increase deficits, but deficits tend to diminish during and after recoveries.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0307_deficits_and_recessions
Medicare and Medicaid account for the majority of federal healthcare spending
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0169_federal_health_spending_composition
Federal programs that invest in children are not only critical to the health and well-being of the youngest Americans, but they can also provide long-term benefits to the nation’s economy.