Risking the Recovery: Debt Limit Uncertainty Returns
What are the potential consequences of not raising the debt limit?
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2015/03/risking-the-recovery-debt-limit-uncertainty-returns
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What are the potential consequences of not raising the debt limit?
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2015/03/risking-the-recovery-debt-limit-uncertainty-returns
By making gradual changes to federal spending and revenue, lawmakers can not only stabilize our fiscal outlook, but also provide long-run economic benefits.
Similar to previous years, this budget largely relies on very optimistic projections of economic growth and unlikely budget cuts to reduce the deficit.
Federal debt would rise to 78 percent of GDP in 2014 — higher than it has been at any point in our history since 1950.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/analysis-of-the-president%E2%80%99s-fiscal-year-2014-budget
The combined Old Age and Survivors’ Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds, commonly referred to as the “Social Security Trust Funds,” will be fully depleted by 2033.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/social-security-faces-major-financial-challenges
The president's budget misses an opportunity to address the structural causes of our debt and relies instead on overly optimistic economic assumptions.
Americans must task their newly elected officials with tackling the nation's debt — and hold them accountable for results.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/for-a-stronger-economy-deal-with-the-debt
Medicare is a large share of the budget, and it is projected to grow.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/urgent-action-needed-to-shore-up-medicare-program
Medicare faces significant financial challenges in future years because of rising healthcare spending and an aging population.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2019/04/trustees-funding-challenges-threaten-medicare%E2%80%99s-future
The paper puts real numbers behind different scenarios for a structure for tax reform: eliminating income tax expenditures to enable lower tax rates.