Fiscal Confidence Index Results for June 2014; FCI Value: 41
The poll found that a majority of voters want the President and Congress to spend more time addressing the national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2014/06/fci-press-release
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The poll found that a majority of voters want the President and Congress to spend more time addressing the national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2014/06/fci-press-release
The defense share of the federal budget has averaged 21 percent over the past two decades.
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 Peterson Foundation cited new projections which demonstrate that $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction that fails to address the fundamental drivers of our growing debt will not stabilize the level of debt relative to the economy, which is the real test of any long-term fiscal plan.
In the waning days of 2012 and early hours of 2013, U.S. policymakers struggled with how to address the "fiscal cliff" — a set of scheduled tax increases and spending cuts that, if allowed to take effect, could have pushed the economy into another recession.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/past-the-cliff-but-not-out-of-the-woods
As part of the second year of the Up to Us initiative, student teams from 24 colleges and universities are launching innovative, creative and thought-provoking campus campaigns focused on fiscal issues.
Civic leaders, top CEOs and leading budget experts met in Washington, D.C. today to discuss the national debt and America's unsustainable fiscal trajectory, and to announce the launch of The Campaign to Fix the Debt.
As Raimondo examined Rhode Island’s retirement system during her first months in office, it became clear that pension plans for state employees and teachers were unsustainable.
https://www.pgpf.org/pgpf-programs-and-projects/gina-raimondo-rhode-island-general-treasurer
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation issues a statement in response to the U.S. Senate vote on the Conrad-Gregg amendment.
The Concord Coalition and The Peter G. Peterson Foundation today launched a national “Fiscal Solutions Tour” to foster informed public dialogue about possible answers to the nation’s daunting fiscal and economic challenges over the next decade and beyond.