Understanding the December 2010 Tax Agreement
According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, the provisions in this agreement will add $857.8 billion to the deficit by 2020.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2010/12/compromise-tax-framework-agreement
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According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, the provisions in this agreement will add $857.8 billion to the deficit by 2020.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2010/12/compromise-tax-framework-agreement
In the legislative days remaining before the 113th Congress adjourns, there is much urgent work to be done to put the nation on a more sustainable and predictable path, now and in the future.
According to the report, reaching primary balance would require a reduction of $255 billion in the projected deficit in 2015.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/cap-shows-what-it-might-take-to-balance-the-budget
The combined Social Security trust funds are projected to be fully depleted by 2034 — just 18 years from now.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2016/06/trustees-warn-social-security-in-financial-trouble
Medicare’s financial problems affect the entire budget, and are largely responsible for projected increases in federal deficits.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-financial-condition-of-medicare
After months of negotiations, with default looming, Congress passed and the President signed the Budget Control Act of 2011, which raises the debt ceiling and puts a process in place for reducing the deficit.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/peter-g-peterson-foundation-analysis-of-the-budget-control-act-of-2011
The United States, by far, spends the greatest amount on military (in nominal terms) than any other country.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/why-defense-matters-for-deficit-reduction
Though the economy continues its recovery and we have made some progress on deficits, our deficits will begin growing again soon, and major long-term fiscal challenges remain.
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation focuses on budget trends over the coming decade under the competing House Republican and Senate Democrat proposals from March 2013.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/a-look-at-the-competing-house-and-senate-budget-proposals
The retirement of the large baby boom generation will sharply push up the number of people claiming benefits each year.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-social-security-trustees-report-in-charts