The Congressional Budget Office’s 2011 Long-Term Budget Outlook
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.
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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.
Despite a growing economy and low unemployment, federal budget deficits are projected to grow over the next 10 years.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/01/five-charts-that-summarize-cbos-budget-and-economic-outlook
CBO projects that federal debt will climb to 141 percent of GDP within 30 years — exceeding the highest level of debt ever recorded at the end of World War II by a large margin.
“Our nation faces a range of critical challenges, but Americans understand that managing the debt is a key part of building America’s future,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/05/fci-press-release
Under the GAO’s most realistic fiscal scenario, debt held by the public will exceed 109 percent of GDP by 2020.
In an effort to foster greater discussion on the nation's long-term fiscal challenges during the 2012 election campaign season, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, in partnership with Bloomberg LP, sponsored "Fiscal Thursday" at both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.
https://www.pgpf.org/events/fiscal-thursdays-at-2012-national-conventions
This panel convened voices from the private sector and academia to analyze the risk that high and rising debt poses to our economic future.
This fall, PGPF research staff will publish a series of one-page articles, providing objective analyses on major government programs and policies.
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
Debt was raised at the debates, but the candidates missed the opportunity to lat out their visions.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/10/fiscal-news-for-october-and-the-month-ahead