CBO Warns: Fiscal Outlook Remains Unsustainable
Under current law, federal debt is now projected to reach 150 percent of GDP within 30 years — by far an all-time high.
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Under current law, federal debt is now projected to reach 150 percent of GDP within 30 years — by far an all-time high.
If taxes are not increased or spending is not cut, CBO projects that interest costs will climb and federal debt will grow to levels that will damage our economy.
Pete Peterson Joins President Clinton and Others to Discuss Jobs, the Economy and America’s Long-Term Fiscal Challenges.
After months of negotiations, with default looming, Congress passed and the President signed the Budget Control Act of 2011, which raises the debt ceiling and puts a process in place for reducing the deficit.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/peter-g-peterson-foundation-analysis-of-the-budget-control-act-of-2011
Even party extremes want bipartisan progress: 93% of Liberal Democrats and 85% of Tea Party supporters strongly agree that both parties should work together to solve our long-term fiscal and economic problems.
67% of registered voters strongly agree that "I am willing to do my part to reduce the national debt, as long as other people also do their part."
The latest report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reiterates that the federal budget is on an unsustainable trajectory.
Up to Us is a nationwide college campus competition for students to build a movement to raise awareness and engagement on America’s long-term fiscal and economic challenges.
The federal budget is on an unsustainable and damaging fiscal trajectory, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2019/02/cbo-report-highlights-unsustainable-fiscal-outlook
Policymakers should build on this foundation of bipartisanship to begin the significant further reforms that are necessary to put our nation on a sustainable fiscal path.
The Congressional Budget Office's latest Budget and Economic Outlook provides sobering new evidence that our nation's fiscal policies are on an unsustainable and uncertain path.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/analysis-of-cbo%E2%80%99s-budget-outlook-fiscal-years-2012-2022