Articleshttp://www.pgpf.org/Peter G. Peterson Foundation | Our America. Our Future.en{081D0443-922D-40D3-884A-27E4AA85D4EF}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0054_tax-expenditures-comparison.aspxTax expenditures are large in comparison to total income taxes collected, as well as the government's major programs.Tue, 01 May 2012 15:53:00 -0400{FE0A848C-ED35-41A3-A98F-5E9C829DE390}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0102_tax-rates.aspxEffective tax rates: income, payroll, corporate and estate taxes combinedWed, 18 Apr 2012 12:20:00 -0400{C515D70F-25B3-4BBD-AC4F-7F1B70015850}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0101_tax-rates.aspxEffective tax rates: individual income and payroll taxes combinedMon, 16 Apr 2012 12:15:00 -0400{3B1CDB7C-0021-4B88-A2F1-08B3041F2F0A}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0100_tax-rates.aspxEffective tax rates: individual income taxes aloneMon, 16 Apr 2012 12:11:00 -0400{662FA8F6-35C5-4818-A436-C95376B5851C}http://www.pgpf.org/Email-Content/040212-candidates.aspxAsk the candidates how they'd address our national debtMon, 02 Apr 2012 13:30:00 -0400{99EE08DE-0F52-4BE9-A5FE-CC01FA1A9C3D}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0093_medicaid_demographics.aspxMedicaid provides health insurance to low-income Americans. Children make up nearly half of the program's enrollment, but most spending is directed towards the elderly and disabled.Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:49:00 -0400{707FCA77-8FA9-4281-BC4F-92CBE18FFDB5}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0094_spending_medicaid_beneficiaries.aspxSpending per elderly and disabled Medicaid beneficiary is more than twice the program averageSun, 01 Apr 2012 14:26:00 -0400{F3523647-A018-45C2-AF7F-E7699F23ED12}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0095_medicaid_home_health.aspxMedicaid financies about one-third of all home health and nursing home care spending in the United States, but a smaller portion of physician services and hospital spendingSun, 01 Apr 2012 13:26:00 -0400{90AC3082-2B6C-435A-8801-849344CAD6F6}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0096_medicare_medicaid_nursinghome.aspxMedicare and Medicaid finance more than half of total nursing home care costs--and the share is increasingSun, 01 Apr 2012 13:23:00 -0400{6BA8A628-EE57-4002-B6DE-722CEF7E7B74}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0097_children_medicaid_chip.aspxNearly one-third of American children are covered by Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:18:00 -0400{82BBAE7B-4FDF-4375-85E6-84D81D97C9DD}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0087_medicare_financing.aspxMedicare has several sources of financing. Over time, the contribution from general revenues has increased and is projected to grow larger.Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400{4A42AFA3-F290-41AF-959D-FE0D22671513}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0089_composition_medicare_payments.aspxAs Medicare's benefit structure has changed, so has the composition of its payments. Hospital expenses have decreased but are still the largest category of Medicare spending.Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400{F73E16EE-BB8C-4691-A984-856910E2061F}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0090_outofpocket_spending.aspxOver the last 45 years, out-of-pocket spending has declined as a share of national health spending. This trend is projected to continue.Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400{6F95EF95-7AF1-4C87-AAE5-997D103DD4D4}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0091_government_healthcare_spending.aspxOver the next decade, as health costs soar to more than $4.5 trillion per year, government will pick up an even greater share of the nation's health bill.Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400{1E8EEEF3-5733-46AE-A293-495AEF7D1FE6}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0092_medicare_share_costs.aspxMedicare covers more than 40 percent of the nation's home health care bills and more than 20 percent of most other health servicesSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400{C4D44C5E-9B2F-49F9-9333-2B9E4B88523C}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0098_medicaid_benefits_purpose.aspxNearly one-third of fee-for-service Medicaid benefits are dedicated to long-term care servicesSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400{48E09BE4-18BE-41CC-B16B-9160B8459617}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0099_dual_eligibles.aspx"Dual eligibles" receive coverage from Medicare and Medicaid. They make up about 18 percent of Medicaid enrollment but consume nearly 30 percent of program spending.Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400{8791D83D-8010-4BFB-9708-47E8069F1D78}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0086_budget_plans_outlays.aspxOutlays under fiscal year 2013 budget plansThu, 29 Mar 2012 16:43:00 -0400{E7B079E0-811C-42CD-AE08-E69AF8183132}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0085_budget_plans_revenue.aspxRevenues under fiscal year 2013 budget plansThu, 29 Mar 2012 16:39:00 -0400{C78F378B-2FC4-428A-99D5-243DC4B0D01D}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0084_budget_plans_debt.aspxDebt held by the public under fiscal year 2013 budget plansThu, 29 Mar 2012 15:12:00 -0400{E01796F1-B05C-4CD9-9390-ED4F58DB3010}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0083_budget_plans_deficits.aspxDeficits under fiscal year 2013 budget plansThu, 29 Mar 2012 14:57:00 -0400{5DEA5C6F-2749-4AB6-BE5D-497143A0BB00}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0082_ryan_debt.aspxComparison of debt under Chairman Ryan’s budget to other budget projectionsWed, 21 Mar 2012 16:10:00 -0400{62DD72E3-451B-49A0-8872-E0F5AA70AC16}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0081_ryan_deficit.aspxComparison of Chairman Ryan’s budget deficits to other budget projectionsWed, 21 Mar 2012 16:07:00 -0400{694D33FF-C171-4298-A94A-0EB94904B311}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0080_CBO_presidents_debt.aspxUnder CBO's analysis of the President's 2013 budget, debt is still on an unsustainable trajectoryFri, 16 Mar 2012 16:19:00 -0400{3325A586-0EB4-41A0-A9A1-0D38160D55AB}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0079_CBO_presidents_deficits.aspxThe President's policies would produce annual deficits that are higher than the CBO baseline but lower than CBO's alternative fiscal scenarioFri, 16 Mar 2012 16:11:00 -0400{7871351D-BB49-4637-A96F-7C2ED574F8DD}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0017_taxes-snapshot.aspxWhere Taxes Come from in 2012Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:30:00 -0500{D35014CA-3A27-47AB-AE91-C2AE0178A278}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0023_federal-deficit-surplus.aspxFederal Deficits and Surpluses, 1800 to Present Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:30:00 -0500{847D68CC-9BAC-443A-9C5D-6565BA0A770C}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0027_entitlement-programs-proj.aspxThe Growth of Entitlement ProgramsThu, 01 Mar 2012 10:30:00 -0500{1FA9F5FD-D104-44F9-9613-98A5A62ADB1D}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0043_revenue-composition.aspxComposition of Revenues: 1935-2022Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:30:00 -0500{7C23444F-7207-4379-A6F6-234DD489940A}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0077_Medicare-LastYear.aspxAlmost three out of every ten Medicare dollars is spent on people who are in the last year of lifeThu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500{D7D84CCE-E77B-4ACE-9160-643679FD1EC6}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0078_Savings-Rate.aspxThe US saving rate is near its lowest level since the Great DepressionThu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500{429949F9-89FA-4B28-B074-C78C300E919D}http://www.pgpf.org/Email-Content/022812-debt-projection.aspxDebt projected to increase, Washington must do moreTue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500{AED5663A-9BB1-4E20-9F1E-5F7E730D62B4}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0073_Deficits-Baselines.aspxProjected Federal DeficitsThu, 16 Feb 2012 10:30:00 -0500{55171452-5A71-4560-9999-295EDF671542}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0074_Deficits-Baselines.aspxLong-Term Medicare SpendingThu, 16 Feb 2012 10:30:00 -0500{212D4F50-724A-4A65-8036-273138349E0B}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0075_Deficits-Baselines.aspxDiscretionary Spending ProjectionsThu, 16 Feb 2012 10:30:00 -0500{FDBC85FF-A6AB-4F68-9E6D-E255DED3E4D0}http://www.pgpf.org/Email-Content/020912-economic-outlook.aspxThe latest report on America’s economic outlook — how will we respond?Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:01:00 -0500{775FF440-B89E-4CD6-80EE-EA37E48D9005}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0010_federal-debt-proj.aspxFederal Debt: 1990-2035Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:30:00 -0500{FA4B0388-8163-447E-A16E-E86AA433E581}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0024_federal-debt-full.aspxFederal Debt: 1800-2035Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:30:00 -0500{6BE49A10-9F71-4166-B97A-11B301396135}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0025_federal-debt-hist.aspxSince 1800, U.S. debt held by the public has exceeded 60 percent of GDP (a maximum debt criterion used by the European Monetary Union) only during World War IIWed, 01 Feb 2012 10:30:00 -0500{4ACDD83F-8756-4A1E-AEDB-4CC38A918361}http://www.pgpf.org/Email-Content/012412-State-of-the-Union.aspxWhat to Watch for in Tonight's State of the UnionTue, 24 Jan 2012 09:32:00 -0500{65098CAA-AA14-4768-B3EF-D2083742042D}http://www.pgpf.org/Email-Content/011112-2012-election.aspxIssues to watch for in the 2012 electionsWed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{86648C7C-5889-4988-9079-9F7E59C43C8E}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0072_Deficits-Projection.aspxFederal Deficits ProjectionSun, 01 Jan 2012 15:41:00 -0500{256C3950-7789-4395-A610-613DF6A30F4E}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0071_Discretionary-Projections.aspxDiscretionary Spending ProjectionsSun, 01 Jan 2012 15:38:00 -0500{A5CEC671-AC08-41AC-8916-45AC3DB4B791}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0070_Discretionary-Breakdown.aspx2012 Discretionary Spending BreakdownSun, 01 Jan 2012 15:35:00 -0500{BC92F189-71E3-4D19-AD37-9AACB7471A2F}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0067_Economic-Output.aspxEconomic Output, 2000-2022Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:02:00 -0500{1DFEB169-F274-4F4A-9357-9E9A6D702059}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0065_Continuing-Current-Policies.aspxContinuing Current PoliciesSun, 01 Jan 2012 13:52:00 -0500{A26CCA85-786C-416D-A36E-3A4ED3FADC8A}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0064_Federal-Debt.aspxFederal Debt, 2002-2022Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:57:00 -0500{300E75D8-B883-44BD-AF33-1016A1FC24B8}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0063_personal-savings.aspxThe U.S. personal savings rate fell sharply between 1980 and 2007 and remains lowThu, 01 Dec 2011 10:30:00 -0500{C65660E6-2AE0-45F1-A2D0-47DCBD516DD7}http://www.pgpf.org/Debate.aspxPRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DEBATE FISCAL ISSUES Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:07:00 -0400{FEBED1AC-6195-407E-89A5-47111D932645}http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0061_male-income-growth.aspxMedian real income for males have been stagnant since 1967 and median family incomes have grown modestly as women entered the workforce; incomes at the top of the distribution have grown dramatically. 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