Deficits are Back on the Rise
CBO projects that the federal budget deficit will increase as a share of GDP for the first year since 2009.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2016/08/CBO-deficits-are-back-on-the-rise
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CBO projects that the federal budget deficit will increase as a share of GDP for the first year since 2009.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2016/08/CBO-deficits-are-back-on-the-rise
The report projects that in 2018 — for the first time since 1982 — the program’s total costs will exceed its total income.
Since its establishment in 2008, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation has been dedicated to advancing solutions to our nation’s long-term fiscal challenges.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-peter-g-peterson-foundation-progress-report-2008-2011
How do the House Budget and the President’s Budget differ?
On our current path, CBO projects that deficits will reach $1.0 trillion by 2022 and total $10.1 trillion over the next ten years.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2017/06/cbo-unsustainable-deficits-threaten-future-economic-growth
The President's budget has a worthy goal of deficit reduction. However the economic assumptions underlying the president’s budget are optimistic.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2017/05/analysis-of-the-presidents-fy-2018-budget
Similar to previous years, this budget largely relies on very optimistic projections of economic growth and unlikely budget cuts to reduce the deficit.
The President released his annual budget today, outlining the Administration's policy proposals, budgetary projections, and economic forecasts for 2015 through 2024.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/analysis-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2015-budget
Medicare is a large share of the budget, and it is projected to grow.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/urgent-action-needed-to-shore-up-medicare-program
The president's budget misses an opportunity to address the structural causes of our debt and relies instead on overly optimistic economic assumptions.