GAO: Congress and Trump Administration Face Serious Fiscal Challenges
“The federal government’s fiscal path is unsustainable," warns the Government Accountability Office.
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“The federal government’s fiscal path is unsustainable," warns the Government Accountability Office.
Trump outlined some broad strokes of his budget proposal, but lawmakers and voters are anxious to see where the administration stands on a number of issues.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/03/the-fiscal-month-in-review-questions-about-policy-specifics-remain
There are separate limits on the amount of funding that can be provided for defense and nondefense purposes through the appropriation process.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/03/budget-process-reform-what-are-budget-caps
Social Security, America’s essential public retirement program, is on a path to depletion in less than 10 years.
While Congress has not taken steps toward reining in our high and rising national debt, lawmakers did address a couple of pending fiscal items.
One of the largest drivers of that rising debt is federal spending on major healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
The U.S. economy was in its longest expansion since World War II. The pandemic, however, has altered that trajectory.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/05/how-the-coronavirus-has-affected-our-economic-outlook
Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Long-Term Budget Outlook, which offers a look at the nation’s fiscal health through 2052.
Healthcare in the United States is very expensive — but we don’t get what we pay for.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/07/why-the-american-healthcare-system-underperforms
Despite a growing economy and low unemployment, federal budget deficits are projected to grow over the next 10 years.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/01/five-charts-that-summarize-cbos-budget-and-economic-outlook