Budget Process
Policymakers use the federal budget process to establish spending priorities and to determine who will pay for those activities.
https://www.pgpf.org/finding-solutions/understanding-the-budget/budget-process
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Policymakers use the federal budget process to establish spending priorities and to determine who will pay for those activities.
https://www.pgpf.org/finding-solutions/understanding-the-budget/budget-process
The current budget process is ill-suited for managing the nation’s long-term fiscal affairs. Learn about possible reforms to reimagine the budget process.
https://www.pgpf.org/finding-solutions/budget-process-reforms
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
The Peterson Foundation works to bring Americans together to find and implement sensible, long-term solutions for our country’s fiscal and economic challenges.
In 2008, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation was established with the goal of preserving the American Dream for the next generation. My father saw our high and rising debt as a transcendent threat to our future economy – posing a risk to every American, and our leadership role in the world.
The PGPF chart pack illustrates that budget-making involves many competing priorities, limited resources, and complex issues.
Tax expenditures are costly for the federal government but they can be effective vehicles for lawmakers to achieve policy goals.
Social Security is the largest single program in the federal budget and makes up approximately one quarter of total federal spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-does-social-security-work