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Trends in Poverty Levels by Age Group
Poverty levels among children remain much higher than poverty levels for those 65 and older.
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Poverty levels among children remain much higher than poverty levels for those 65 and older.
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s June Fiscal Confidence Index shows that a significant majority of Americans remain concerned about the nation’s fiscal future.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2015/06/fci-press-release
With a new Congress set to convene in the midst of a costly government shutdown, Americans hold deep concerns and a widespread belief that the country is moving in the wrong direction when it comes to the national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/01/fci-press-release
The Congressional Budget Office released its 2015 Long-Term Fiscal Outlook, which projects that by 2040, federal debt will climb to over 100 percent of GDP under current law and could reach 175 percent of GDP under less optimistic assumptions.
Americans remain highly concerned about the nation’s long-term fiscal health a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s long-term debt and the efforts elected leaders are making to address America’s fiscal challenges.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2015/05/fci-press-release
Significant damage was done to America’s fiscal outlook over the past year.
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s April Fiscal Confidence Index shows that Americans remain highly concerned about the nation’s fiscal health.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2015/04/fci-press-release
Federal debt is already at its highest level since 1950 and is projected to climb to 152 percent of GDP under current law by 2048 — by far an all-time high.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/06/four-key-takeaways-from-the-cbo-2018-long-term-outlook
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s March Fiscal Confidence Index shows that Americans remain highly concerned about the nation’s long-term fiscal outlook.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2015/03/fci-press-release
“The writing on the wall couldn’t be any more clear: Social Security and Medicare remain on a dangerously unsustainable path," said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.