Fiscal Confidence Index Results for September 2016; FCI Value: 51
As the presidential debate season begins, voters remain deeply concerned about the country’s long-term fiscal health.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2016/09/fci-press-release
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As the presidential debate season begins, voters remain deeply concerned about the country’s long-term fiscal health.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2016/09/fci-press-release
Improving our healthcare system to deliver better quality care at lower cost is critically important to our nation’s long-term economic and fiscal well-being.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/infographic-us-healthcare-spending
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a measure administered through the tax code to address poverty.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-the-earned-income-tax-credit
CBO updated its budget projections this week, confirming that for the first year since 2009, deficits as a share of GDP are on the rise again.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/08/three-key-takeaways-from-the-updated-budget-projections
"It’s important that Congress get back to an effective and transparent budgeting process," said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Although the need for serious, long-term changes to the funding structure of the Highway Trust Fund is clear, there is disagreement over the approach to do so.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-highway-trust-fund
"Over the long term, the president’s budget leaves in place a permanent mismatch between revenues and spending that will fuel a rising and unsustainable debt."
CBO finds that the budget would not reach balance in 2027 as the administration projects.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2017/07/cbo-debt-remains-high-under-presidents-budget
As the year comes to a close, the nation’s fiscal health remains a top concern for voters, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s December Fiscal Confidence Index.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2016/12/fci-press-release
"The era of declining deficits has clearly come to an end."