What Is the Disaster Relief Fund?
Climate and weather-related natural disasters are becoming increasingly frequent. In addition to endangering lives, they are economically costly.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-the-disaster-relief-fund
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Climate and weather-related natural disasters are becoming increasingly frequent. In addition to endangering lives, they are economically costly.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-the-disaster-relief-fund
In January 2013, a series of tax increases and spending cuts are slated to go into effect automatically and all at once. Many are calling this major fiscal policy shift the "Fiscal Cliff." If all of the changes are allowed to proceed, future budget deficits would be substantially reduced. However, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has forecast that the economy would be thrown into recession in 2013 — an outcome that threatens our still-fragile economic recovery.
The Byrd Rule restricts what can be included in reconciliation legislation in the Senate.
America faces many critical questions about its future. As we continue to confront a global pandemic with devastating impacts on our health, economy and society, an effective federal response is necessary to help address critical needs and get our economy back on track.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-does-the-national-debt-mean-for-americas-future
Improving our healthcare system to deliver better quality care at lower cost is critically important to our nation’s long-term economic and fiscal wellbeing.
“Voters understand that ‘not touching’ Social Security is not an option because automatic cuts are unacceptable and waiting only makes the problem more costly and difficult to solve,” said Michael A. Peterson.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2024/05/fci-press-release
The rise in healthcare spending was largely driven by the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2022/01/healthcare-spending-reaches-a-record-high
The Foundation engages in a wide range of activities to educate and engage Americans, and raise awareness of the fiscal and economic challenges facing our nation.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/education-and-awareness
Cracking down on the tax gap would not only introduce more fairness into the system, but it could be a big help for our nation’s fiscal imbalance.
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