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10 Charts that Show How the United States Failed to Improve Its Fiscal Outlook in 2023
The end of 2023 marks another year that the country has failed to improve its daunting fiscal outlook.
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The end of 2023 marks another year that the country has failed to improve its daunting fiscal outlook.
Waiting to act raises the cost of stabilizing the debt.
"The public has to be involved, educated, and understand the consequences of inaction. Legislators will not make difficult decisions unless their constituents see a need and reason to act," writes G. William Hoagland
https://www.pgpf.org/expert-views/fiscal-commission/fiscal-commissions-promises-and-disappointments
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the latest data for Fiscal Year 2024, charted out monthly and on a year-over-year basis.
Our fiscal situation was already unsustainable, but COVID-19 certainly did not help. Learn how the pandemic compounded our financial challenges in 13 charts.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/12/13-charts-that-tell-the-fiscal-story-of-2020
The latest budget outlook released by CBO is the first to fully capture the budgetary impact of the pandemic.
“Today’s CBO report confirms that major damage was done to our fiscal outlook in just the past few months," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Every month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury releases data about the federal budget, including the interest costs that the federal government pays on the national debt.
Higher short- and long-term Treasury rates mean that the federal government's borrowing costs will also rise.
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