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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.
By 2050, the US will be very different than it is today. Adults aged 65 and over will outnumber children under the age of 18, and our population will be much more racially and ethnically diverse, the young much more so than the old. With those changing demographics as a backdrop, the US 2050 project examines the socioeconomic developments and fiscal choices we make today that will determine standards of living decades from now.
The Fed is not in the business of monetizing our government’s debt but is skating close to the edge, which has upped the risk of a misstep.
“Leaders from both parties have pledged to fully offset the cost of new spending, and voters want them to honor this commitment,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2021/07/fci-press-release
“It’s rare to see bipartisan agreement on any issue, yet overwhelming majorities of American voters from both parties want their leaders to fully pay for this reconciliation package,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2021/08/fci-press-release
Federal taxes and transfers can help reduce disparities in income.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0233_taxes-reduce-disparities
High income individuals receive a greater portion of their income from capital gains
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0316_capital_gains_income_group
The share of total pre-tax income has sharply increased for the wealthy, but decreased for low-income households.
United States per capita healthcare spending is nearly three times the average of other developed countries.
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for August 2021.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-august-2021