Why Long-Term Debt Matters: An Explainer
Under current policies, publicly held debt is projected to increase from 73 percent of gross domestic product in 2012 to 83 percent in 2023.
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Under current policies, publicly held debt is projected to increase from 73 percent of gross domestic product in 2012 to 83 percent in 2023.
Peter G. Peterson, Chairman of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, releases a statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address.
The Peterson Foundation has joined with the Henry L. Stimson Center to gather distinguished national security experts to begin working on a new defense strategy for the U.S.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/grants/reframing-national-defense-strategy
Pete Peterson Joins President Clinton and Others to Discuss Jobs, the Economy and America’s Long-Term Fiscal Challenges.
According to the report, reaching primary balance would require a reduction of $255 billion in the projected deficit in 2015.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/cap-shows-what-it-might-take-to-balance-the-budget
While proposals to raise the retirement age are intended to improve the financial health of the Social Security program, GAO finds that such changes could produce an opposite result, while also having an adverse impact on some of society’s most vulnerable members.
Peter G. Peterson gives a statement on his participation in The Giving Pledge.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/peter-g-peterson-on-his-participation-in-the-giving-pledge
Medicare’s financial problems affect the entire budget, and are largely responsible for projected increases in federal deficits.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-financial-condition-of-medicare
Sequestration is a process that cuts federal spending through across-the-board reductions.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-you-should-know-about-the-sequester
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