Statement on the 2015 State of the Union Address
Michael A. Peterson, President and COO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, commented this evening on the President’s annual State of the Union address.
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Michael A. Peterson, President and COO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, commented this evening on the President’s annual State of the Union address.
National debt could climb from 74% of GDP in 2014 to 166% of GDP in 2039.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/gao-sends-clear-warning-long-term-debt-is-on-an-unsustainable-path
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s February Fiscal Confidence Index shows that Americans remain highly concerned about the country’s unsustainable fiscal path.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2015/02/fci-press-release
Learn more about the Peter G. Peterson Foundation in our 2012-2014 Progress Report, which highlights our work over the past three years.
CBO projects that federal debt will remain at historically high levels over the next decade under current laws and warns that such high levels of debt could harm the economy.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/cbo-warns-fiscal-path-is-unsustainable-and-threatens-economic-growth
The Congressional Budget Office released its 2015 Long-Term Fiscal Outlook, which projects that by 2040, federal debt will climb to over 100 percent of GDP under current law and could reach 175 percent of GDP under less optimistic assumptions.
Today, the Congressional Budget Office released its Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2015-2025, which projects that federal debt will rise to 77 percent of GDP in 2025, a historically high level of debt that threatens economic growth over the long term.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects that the federal debt could reach 175% of GDP by 2040.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/congressional-budget-offices-2015-long-term-budget-outlook
With important fiscal deadlines looming in coming weeks, the nation’s fiscal outlook remains a top concern for American voters.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2015/10/fci-press-release
The Volcker Alliance, building off prior work by the State Budget Crisis Task Force, has released a preliminary report studying fiscal practices at the state-government level.