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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.
"The national debt is a primary topic for tonight’s debate — and for good reason," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. "For the first year since 2009, deficits as a share of GDP are on the rise again and our long-term outlook remains dangerously unsustainable."
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2016/10/statement-on-the-third-presidential-debate
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation is the official broadcast sponsor of the Bloomberg/Washington Post Republican Presidential Debate — a debate focused on the American economy.
https://www.pgpf.org/pgpf-programs-and-projects/presidential-candidates-debate-fiscal-issues
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
Here are some important questions that the moderator could ask at the final debate to start the conversation about our nation’s most pressing fiscal concerns.
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.
The president and Congress must reach a compromise that reconciles their disagreements before September 30, or else they will risk a partial government shutdown.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/comparing-the-congressional-and-presidential-budgets
“Today’s new survey shows that fiscal concerns are top of mind in this election, and they want leaders who are committed to solutions,” said Michael A. Peterson.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2024/04/fci-press-release
Tax expenditures are often "spending in disguise" because they are used by Congress to direct resources to specific constituencies and priorities — much like spending programs.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-debate-over-tax-expenditures
President & CEO David Walker discussed why the President should establish a fiscal commission by Presidential Order now that Congress has defeated the amendment that would have created a statutory commission.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2010/01/pgpf-discusses-issues-addressed-in-state-of-the-union