Record-High Federal Debt Projections
The national debt has risen dramatically over the past year.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0322_debt_projection_next_year
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The national debt has risen dramatically over the past year.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0322_debt_projection_next_year
The growing debt is caused by a structural mismatch between spending and revenues.
The federal deficit is projected to decline in 2021, but is expected to remain high over the next decade
SNAP spending sharply increased in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but is projected to decline below historical levels over the next decade.
Interest costs are projected to grow substantially.
Social Security and major health programs account for over three-quarters of mandatory spending.
Over the past 50 years, the share of the federal budget devoted to investments in the future has fallen sharply.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0302_declining_investment_future
Mandatory spending accounts for about two-thirds of the budget.
Mandatory programs and interest costs will take over more of the federal budget, squeezing discretionary programs.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0156_mandatory_discretionary_pies
Nondefense discretionary spending includes many programs that could promote future economic growth.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0021_discretionary-spending