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At $19 trillion and growing, the national debt is threatening to harm our economy. In just over a decade, interest on the debt will become our third largest federal program — crowding out investments in critical programs like education, infrastructure, and R&D. But there's still time to secure our future.
Five think tanks propose specific measures for resolving the fiscal cliff impasse and putting America on a sustainable long-term fiscal path.
https://www.pgpf.org/pgpf-programs-and-projects/solutions-initiative-ii
This panel convened voices from the private sector and academia to analyze the risk that high and rising debt poses to our economic future.
Each year, some of the revenue the federal government collects comes from various taxes. In 2012, taxpayers paid almost $2.5 trillion, which the government used to partially fund $3.5 trillion worth of spending on Social Security, health care, and other programs in areas such as defense and education. The remainder of spending was funded through deficits.
Learn how Peter G. Peterson Foundation raises awareness of key fiscal challenges and solutions.
In the waning days of 2012 and early hours of 2013, U.S. policymakers struggled with how to address the "fiscal cliff" — a set of scheduled tax increases and spending cuts that, if allowed to take effect, could have pushed the economy into another recession.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/past-the-cliff-but-not-out-of-the-woods
The Treasury projects that debt as a percentage of GDP will grow to more than five times the size of the U.S. economy in the next 75 years.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/03/delaying-fiscal-reform-is-costly-annual-treasury-report-warns
"The single most crucial ingredient in a successful commission is complete buy-in from the leadership of both parties," writes Brian Riedl
"A fiscal commission is most likely to succeed if the broader public is involved in the process," writes Sita Slavov.
In 2017, Congress and the President enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which made significant changes to the tax code for individuals and corporations.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/03/the-next-fiscal-cliff-big-tax-decisions-to-make-in-2025