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    Taxes | PGPF Fiscal Issue Primers

    Each year, some of the revenue the federal government collects comes from various taxes. In 2012, taxpayers paid almost $2.5 trillion, which the government used to partially fund $3.5 trillion worth of spending on Social Security, health care, and other programs in areas such as defense and education. The remainder of spending was funded through deficits.


    https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/taxes-primer

    Press Releases & Statements

    Peter G. Peterson Foundation Report Shows Supercommittee Must “Go Big” and “Go Long” to Achieve Long-Term Fiscal Sustainability

    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.


    https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2011/11/peter-g-peterson-foundation-report-shows-supercommittee-must-%E2%80%9Cgo-big%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9Cgo-long%E2%80%9D-to-achieve-long-term-fiscal-sustainability

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    Peter G. Peterson Foundation To Be Broadcast Sponsor of Bloomberg/Washington Post Presidential Primary Debate on the Economy

    The Peter G. Peterson Foundation announced today that it will be the exclusive broadcast sponsor of the Bloomberg/Washington Post Republican Presidential Debate, to be held on Tuesday, October 11th at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.


    https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/peter-g-peterson-foundation-to-be-broadcast-sponsor-of-bloombergwashington-post-presidential-primary-debate-on-the-economy-october-11-in-new-hampshire

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