Why is the U.S. Fiscal Outlook More Daunting Now than After World War II?
In around six years, the national debt will likely exceed its all-time high of 106 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), which occurred in 1946.
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In around six years, the national debt will likely exceed its all-time high of 106 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), which occurred in 1946.
A group of respected policy experts share their views on how a bipartisan fiscal commission could help break the cycle of governing by crisis.
The Treasury projects that debt as a percentage of GDP will grow to more than five times the size of the U.S. economy in the next 75 years.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/03/delaying-fiscal-reform-is-costly-annual-treasury-report-warns
In 2017, Congress and the President enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which made significant changes to the tax code for individuals and corporations.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/03/the-next-fiscal-cliff-big-tax-decisions-to-make-in-2025
The end of 2023 marks another year that the country has failed to improve its daunting fiscal outlook.
Significant majorities of voters across party lines agree that a commission would strengthen Social Security, lower borrowing costs, and improve our economic outlook.
At the end of May, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released new projections of the nation’s fiscal and economic outlook, their first report since July 2021.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2022/06/8-startling-facts-about-the-us-fiscal-outlook
CBO’s report is the latest warning sign about the dire fiscal outlook.
There are a number of key fiscal issues not only facing the current Congress in coming weeks, but also awaiting the new Congress.
The outlook for the federal budget has worsened considerably since last year.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/01/three-takeaways-from-cbos-budget-and-economic-outlook