Why Long-Term Debt Matters: An Explainer
Under current policies, publicly held debt is projected to increase from 73 percent of gross domestic product in 2012 to 83 percent in 2023.
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Under current policies, publicly held debt is projected to increase from 73 percent of gross domestic product in 2012 to 83 percent in 2023.
According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, the provisions in this agreement will add $857.8 billion to the deficit by 2020.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2010/12/compromise-tax-framework-agreement
The rapid growth in health care costs is the largest and fastest growing fiscal challenge.
An aging population and rising healthcare costs will drive sharp increases in Medicare spending, which will not keep pace with the program's funding sources.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2017/07/medicare-trustees-warn-of-serious-financial-shortfalls
The leaders we elect will be tasked with taming our growing national debt — making this one of the most critical elections in recent memory.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/will-the-presidential-candidates-debate-the-debt
Medicare faces significant financial challenges in future years because of rising healthcare spending and an aging population.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2018/07/trustees-funding-challenges-threaten-medicares-future
Reform that eliminates virtually all tax expenditures allows for rates to be lowered significantly.
In this candid and informal video series, Foundation Chairman Pete Peterson discusses the economy, our nation’s fiscal challenges, and the personal experiences that underlie his dedication to preserving the American Dream.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/qa-with-pete-peterson-chairman-of-the-peter-g-peterson-foundation
While proposals to raise the retirement age are intended to improve the financial health of the Social Security program, GAO finds that such changes could produce an opposite result, while also having an adverse impact on some of society’s most vulnerable members.
The poverty rate in 2009 was 14.3 percent, up from 13.2 percent in 2008. This is the highest rate since 1994.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/census-bureau-report-on-poverty-and-health-insurance-coverage