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Infographic: What Is the Debt Ceiling?
Increasing the debt ceiling allows the Treasury to borrow funds to pay for government obligations that have already been incurred as the result of laws and budgets approved by the President and Congress.
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Increasing the debt ceiling allows the Treasury to borrow funds to pay for government obligations that have already been incurred as the result of laws and budgets approved by the President and Congress.
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for May 2023.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-may-2023
“Six months from an important election, and as Americans face the challenges of high inflation, rising interest rates and economic uncertainty, it’s no surprise that voters are deeply concerned about our unsustainable national debt and budget outlook,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2022/05/fci-press-release
“It’s a positive step to see proposals which raise the debt ceiling while also beginning to address our unsustainable fiscal outlook," said Michael A. Peterson.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2023/04/peterson-foundation-statement-on-debt-ceiling-proposals
Americans continue to show high levels of concern about our nation's long-term debt, even as economic and near-term fiscal indicators show signs of improvement, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s latest Fiscal Confidence Index.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2013/05/fci-press-release
“At $23 trillion and counting, the national debt is a major concern for the vast majority of Americans across party lines,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/11/fci-press-release
If lawmakers do not agree on raising or suspending the debt limit before the extraordinary measures are exhausted, there would be severe consequences.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2023/06/debt-ceiling-update-whats-at-stake
“Last year's deficit was nearly $1 trillion and it’s on track to continue to grow rapidly, so voters are rightfully concerned about what our fiscal outlook means for our future,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/10/fci-press-release
The President’s budget reflects a dramatically worse fiscal outlook than last year’s version released just nine months ago.
Americans maintain strongly negative attitudes about our nation’s fiscal challenges, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s latest Fiscal Confidence Index.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2013/07/fci-press-release