Blog Posts
Sep 6, 2017
What’s the Difference between a Government Shutdown and the Debt Limit?
A government shutdown is costly, but failing to raise the debt limit could have more severe and lasting consequences.
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Press Releases & Statements
Jan 25, 2019
Peterson Foundation Statement on Temporary End to Shutdown
“This shutdown has negatively affected the lives of millions of Americans, disrupted essential government services, and unnecessarily harmed the economy." Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, said.
Programs & Projects
Apr 2, 2019
US 2050: Conference Agenda
By 2050, the US will be very different than it is today. Adults aged 65 and over will outnumber children under the age of 18, and our population will be much more racially and ethnically diverse, the young much more so than the old. With those changing demographics as a backdrop, the US 2050 project examines the socioeconomic developments and fiscal choices we make today that will determine standards of living decades from now.
Programs & Projects
Feb 25, 2019
US 2050: Conference Registration
By 2050, the US will be very different than it is today. Adults aged 65 and over will outnumber children under the age of 18, and our population will be much more racially and ethnically diverse, the young much more so than the old. With those changing demographics as a backdrop, the US 2050 project examines the socioeconomic developments and fiscal choices we make today that will determine standards of living decades from now.
Blog Posts
Sep 4, 2018
With Election Looming, Congress Returns to Full Agenda
Members of the United States House of Representatives and Senate return to Washington to face a number of important policy decisions and deadlines.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/09/with-election-looming-congress-returns-to-full-agenda
Blog Posts
Mar 4, 2015
Stockton University wins 2015 Up to Us college campus competition
The Stockton University team took first prize for its innovative campaign to educate and engage millennials on how to address America's long-term national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/stockton-university-wins-2015-up-to-us-college-campus-competition
Press Releases & Statements
Aug 2, 2011
Statement by Chairman Pete Peterson on Agreement to Raise Debt Ceiling
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation releases a statement on the agreement to raise the debt ceiling.
Programs & Projects
Jul 30, 2013
July FCI: Voters Maintain Highly Negative Attitudes on National Debt
NEW YORK — Americans maintain strongly negative attitudes about our nation’s fiscal challenges, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s latest Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s long-term debt and the efforts elected leaders are making to address the problem.
Press Releases & Statements
Oct 30, 2013
FCI Hits Record Low Following Government Shutdown
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s October Fiscal Confidence Index dropped to its lowest-ever point in October, reflecting increasingly negative public sentiment following the government shutdown and debt ceiling brinksmanship.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2013/10/fci-press-release
Programs & Projects
Mar 1, 2012
A Brighter Economic Future
America's economic future depends on policymakers’ willingness to agree on a plan that will put our nation on a sustainable fiscal course.
https://www.pgpf.org/pgpf-programs-and-projects/a-brighter-economic-future