Issues in Brief: PGPF Research
This fall, PGPF research staff will publish a series of one-page articles, providing objective analyses on major government programs and policies.
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This fall, PGPF research staff will publish a series of one-page articles, providing objective analyses on major government programs and policies.
Putting our economy on a path to recovery continue to be the most pressing priorities for our nation. At the same time, our fiscal outlook has worsened considerably.
This outlook is particularly worrisome because the baby boom generation is beginning to retire and will place growing demands on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid in the 2020s.
The President’s budget for Fiscal Year 2012 contains spending and revenue proposals for the remainder of the current year, as well as the coming decade.
The Peterson Foundation’s 2012 Fiscal Summit–America's Case For Action convenes the nation's leading fiscal policy experts and elected officials at a critical moment of opportunity to make progress on America's long-term fiscal challenges.
The results of the Peterson Foundation’s Solutions Initiative III are in: researchers from five leading think tanks agree that there are many ways to stabilize the nation’s long-term debt.
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
“CBO has once again provided clear evidence that we must do something about America’s dangerous fiscal situation," Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, said.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/01/peterson-foundation-cbo-confirms-dangerous-fiscal-path
A strong fiscal outlook is an essential foundation for a growing, thriving economy – but our current debt-to-GDP ratio is the highest it has been since 1950.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/infographic-the-fiscal-state-of-play
Chairman Paul Ryan's budget aims to shrink the size of government to about 20 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015 and to 15 percent of GDP in 2050.