Fiscal Confidence Index Results for June 2014; FCI Value: 41
The poll found that a majority of voters want the President and Congress to spend more time addressing the national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2014/06/fci-press-release
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The poll found that a majority of voters want the President and Congress to spend more time addressing the national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2014/06/fci-press-release
As part of the Up to Us initiative, student teams at various colleges and universities are kicking off competing campaigns designed to educate their peers on the effects of the nation's rising debt and motivate action in Washington on fiscal issues.
Tax expenditures are costly for the federal government but they can be effective vehicles for lawmakers to achieve policy goals.
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s March Fiscal Confidence Index shows, once again, that voters are deeply concerned about America’s long-term fiscal challenges.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2014/03/fci-press-release
CBO Director Phillip Swagel joined Peter G. Peterson Foundation CEO Michael Peterson for a discussion of this new report a day after its release.
The Fiscal Confidence Index is a national survey that measures public opinion about the national debt.
“Now that our economy has significantly recovered, it is the perfect time to begin a process to get our fiscal house in order," said Michael A. Peterson, Chairman and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
The report anticipates that in 2020 — for the first time since 1982 — the program’s total costs will exceed its total income.
In FY23 the federal government officially incurred a budget deficit of $1.7 trillion — about $320 billion higher than last year's amount.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/12/americas-underlying-deficit-doubled-in-fiscal-year-2023
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