Statement on CBO’s Updated Budget and Economic Outlook
"Today’s CBO report confirms that the era of declining deficits is over," according to Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
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"Today’s CBO report confirms that the era of declining deficits is over," according to Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
"CBO makes clear that America’s fiscal outlook over the long term remains unsustainable and threatens our economy."
The outlook for the federal budget has worsened considerably since last year.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/01/three-takeaways-from-cbos-budget-and-economic-outlook
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 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
The Congressional Budget Office’s new long-term projections show that the federal budget is on an unsustainable path.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/cbo-2013-long-term-budget-outlook-analysis
The CBO provides two projections of the nation's fiscal future over the next 75 years: one based upon laws currently on the books; and one that reflects selected changes to those laws that lawmakers are widely expected to make.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/cbo-releases-the-2010-long-term-budget-outlook
Compensation and medical care make up about 40 percent of the defense budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0216_compensation_defense_budget
The PGPF chart pack illustrates that budget-making involves many competing priorities, limited resources, and complex issues.
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