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.
CBO estimates that the number of uninsured under age 65 rose by 1 million people and anticipates the total to rise by another million people this year.
As Congress returns from their break, here are the issues and key points to keep in mind this fall.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/infographic-welcome-back-congress
The latest Financial Times-Peterson Foundation US Economic Monitor, released on July 7, 2020, reveals timely data about Americans’ deep concerns about the health and economic effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
CBO projects that federal debt will remain at historically high levels over the next decade under current laws and warns that such high levels of debt could harm the economy.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/cbo-warns-deficit-drop-is-temporary
Peter G. Peterson, Chairman of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, releases a statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address.
Sequestration was designed to be a blunt instrument, whose arbitrary effects would be so undesirable that they would compel policymakers to reach compromise on budget legislation rather than allow the cuts to go into effect.
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
The poverty rate in 2009 was 14.3 percent, up from 13.2 percent in 2008. This is the highest rate since 1994.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/census-bureau-report-on-poverty-and-health-insurance-coverage
“Instead of governing by crisis and brinksmanship, our leaders should work collaboratively to address the major structural challenges in our budget," Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, said.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2018/12/peterson-foundation-statement-on-government-shutdown