2013 Fall Fiscal Agenda — Sequestration of Discretionary Programs
2013 Fall Fiscal Agenda: A Critical Time for Action; 4 upcoming milestones
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2013 Fall Fiscal Agenda: A Critical Time for Action; 4 upcoming milestones
The Trustees warn that Congress and the Administration should work "with a sense of urgency" to put the program on a sustainable path.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-medicare-trustees-report-in-charts
The retirement of the large baby boom generation will sharply push up the number of people claiming benefits each year.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-social-security-trustees-report-in-charts
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation focuses on budget trends over the coming decade under the competing House Republican and Senate Democrat proposals from March 2013.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/a-look-at-the-competing-house-and-senate-budget-proposals
Policymakers should build on this foundation of bipartisanship to begin the significant further reforms that are necessary to put our nation on a sustainable fiscal path.
Peter G. Peterson releases a statement on sequestration.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/statement-from-foundation-chairman-pete-peterson-on-sequestration
Sequestration is a process that cuts federal spending through across-the-board reductions.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-you-should-know-about-the-sequester
A large, comprehensive plan that addresses our long-term structural deficits is clearly the best way forward for America’s future economy. However, more modest proposals, which would begin to take meaningful steps towards putting our debt on a sustainable path, would also be worthwhile.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-conference-committee-fiscal-options-are-available
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
The Foundation's assessment: The President's budget includes some policies that would begin to address the fundamental drivers of our long-term deficits, but its proposals are too modest to put the budget on a plausible and sustainable path for the long run.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2013/04/pgpf-analysis-of-president-obamas-fiscal-year-2014-budget