The Macroeconomic Gains from Stabilizing and Reducing Federal Debt
By making gradual changes to federal spending and revenue, lawmakers can not only stabilize our fiscal outlook, but also provide long-run economic benefits.
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By making gradual changes to federal spending and revenue, lawmakers can not only stabilize our fiscal outlook, but also provide long-run economic benefits.
It’s important for lawmakers to consider the many available policy options for improving that outlook.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/12/121-ways-we-can-reduce-the-deficit-according-to-cbo
A broad, bipartisan majority of voters agree that the national debt is a key issue for the 2020 campaign.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/voters-agree-the-national-debt-is-a-bipartisan-priority
Each year, through the budget process, the President and Congress have the opportunity to set priorities for the federal government, determining how much should be spent through appropriations for annually-funded programs, known as discretionary spending, and providing the opportunity to review entitlement programs and the tax code.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-process-a-primer
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation hosts the first-ever “2010 Fiscal Summit: America’s Crisis and A Way Forward” to launch a national bipartisan dialogue on America’s fiscal challenges.
Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, the Fiscal Confidence Index is a national survey that measures public opinion about the national debt.
For the ninth consecutive month, American citizens remain extremely concerned about our nation’s fiscal challenges, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s latest Fiscal Confidence Index.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2013/08/fci-press-release
NEW YORK — Americans maintain strongly negative attitudes about our nation’s fiscal challenges, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s latest Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s long-term debt and the efforts elected leaders are making to address the problem.
Unique Research Project from Peterson Foundation and Ford Foundation Convenes Authors of 31 New Papers Exploring America’s Most Significant Long-Term Challenges