CBO: President’s Budget Fails to Put Nation on Fiscally Sustainable Path
CBO’s estimate of the cumulative deficit over the next 10 years totals $2.3 trillion more than the Administration had estimated.
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CBO’s estimate of the cumulative deficit over the next 10 years totals $2.3 trillion more than the Administration had estimated.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner congratulated participants in yesterday's Budgetball Tournament on the National Mall, a demonstration of fiscal fitness in the federal government's front yard.
CBO estimates that the number of uninsured under age 65 rose by 1 million people and anticipates the total to rise by another million people this year.
Through easy-to-understand language and charts, the State of the Union’s Finances explains the enormous fiscal challenges we face, based on the official financial statements of the U.S. government.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/state-of-the-unions-finances
Building on work that began with the Foundation's Solutions Initiative last year, experts from the American Action Forum, the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Center for American Progress, the Economic Policy Institute and The Heritage Foundation have each composed specific plans to set the country on a more sustainable fiscal path, and set out their top priorities for the President and Congress.
“CBO has once again provided clear evidence that we must do something about America’s dangerous fiscal situation," Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, said.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/01/peterson-foundation-cbo-confirms-dangerous-fiscal-path
As policymakers consider how best to address our looming fiscal challenges, there is a growing debate about whether the U.S. can reduce defense spending without jeopardizing its national security.
The leaders we elect will be tasked with taming our growing national debt — making this one of the most critical elections in recent memory.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/will-the-presidential-candidates-debate-the-debt
Budget Explainer: What's at Stake with Discretionary Spending Cuts
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-whats-at-stake-with-discretionary-spending-cuts
Federal debt will rise to 144 percent of GDP within 30 years — far exceeding its all-time high, and nearly doubling today's level.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2019/06/cbo-warns-historic-debt-levels-pose-substantial-risks