What’s the Difference between a Government Shutdown and the Debt Limit?
A government shutdown is costly, but failing to raise the debt limit could have more severe and lasting consequences.
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A government shutdown is costly, but failing to raise the debt limit could have more severe and lasting consequences.
There is broad support among Democrats, Republicans and Independents for a bipartisan fiscal commission to address America's debt and deficit challenges according to a new poll commissioned by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
CBO projects that, on our current path, deficits will reach $1 trillion by 2023 and total $9.4 trillion over the next ten years.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2017/01/CBO-warns-deficits-will-reach-1-trillion-in-2023
The nation’s schools teachers feel ill-prepared to teach basic federal budget terms and engage students in public policy questions to promote active citizenship.
CBO updated its budget projections this week, confirming that for the first year since 2009, deficits as a share of GDP are on the rise again.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/08/three-key-takeaways-from-the-updated-budget-projections
The next president will face complex fiscal and economic realities.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/05/clinton-and-trump-advisors-talk-about-the-national-debt
Today, Peterson Foundation President & CEO Michael A. Peterson testified before the Senate Budget Committee on ways to reform the federal budget process.
I.O.U.S.A. is a 2008 documentary about the America's looming fiscal crisis. The film opened in over 300 theaters, followed by private showings on college campuses, in corporate media rooms and at community clubs.
My Two Cents Day, part of the Up to Us campaign sponsored by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation in partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) and Net Impact, is a student-led effort to engage, educate and inspire action among the generation most impacted by the nation’s long term fiscal and economic health.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2015/02/thousands-of-college-students-unite-to-offer-my-two-cents
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-deficit-drop-is-temporary