Social Security Reform: Should We Reduce Benefits?
Since its establishment in 1935, Social Security has grown to become the largest program in the federal budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/02/social-security-reform-should-we-reduce-benefits
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Since its establishment in 1935, Social Security has grown to become the largest program in the federal budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/02/social-security-reform-should-we-reduce-benefits
With our economy in recovery, the national debt rising unsustainably, the country still grappling with a devastating pandemic, and lawmakers pursing significant new legislation, America faces many critical questions for its future. To shed light on the best way forward, two top economists participated in a panel discussion as part of the latest edition of the Peterson Foundation Economic Forum.
To illuminate what the latest economic indicators mean, connect the dots, and discuss how CBO analysis helps policymakers, CBO Director Phillip Swagel joined Peterson Foundation CEO Michael Peterson for the latest Economic Forum.
There are many critical differences between our two nations, but are there lessons to be learned by US policymakers from the UK predicament?
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2022/10/does-uk-crisis-hold-fiscal-economic-lessons-for-us-policymakers
Student debt is one of the biggest challenges young people will face as they prepare to enter adulthood, and is often their first encounter with debt.
While nearly all Americans pay taxes, the composition of the type of taxes paid is very different for taxpayers at various points in the income distribution.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/07/how-does-the-tax-system-work
Our high and rising debt is “a big burden placed on current citizens, based on our past budgetary irresponsibility,” said Michael Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, in a recent appearance on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal.
CBO finds that under the President’s budget, debt would remain at historically high levels over the next ten years.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/cbo-analysis-of-the-presidents-fy-2016-budget
The pandemic has caused a public health crisis as well as substantial economic disruption. So far, lawmakers have enacted six separate pieces of legislation.
CBO updated its budget projections this week, confirming that for the first year since 2009, deficits as a share of GDP are on the rise again.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/08/three-key-takeaways-from-the-updated-budget-projections