CBO's 2012 Long-Term Budget Outlook Analysis
Under current spending and tax policies, federal debt would be on a path that climbs to about 200 percent of gross domestic product within 25 years, according to CBO.
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Under current spending and tax policies, federal debt would be on a path that climbs to about 200 percent of gross domestic product within 25 years, according to CBO.
The Congressional Budget Office's latest Budget and Economic Outlook provides sobering new evidence that our nation's fiscal policies are on an unsustainable and uncertain path.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/analysis-of-cbo%E2%80%99s-budget-outlook-fiscal-years-2012-2022
These projections provide fresh evidence that the nation’s fiscal policy is on an unsustainable course and changes in policy will be needed.
The nonpartisan CBO projects that the federal debt would reach 183% of GDP within 25 years.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/congressional-budget-offices-2014-long-term-budget-outlook
Under the current policy scenario, the federal government is projected to run permanent primary spending deficits.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/government-accountability-office-fall-2012-budget-outlook
“America’s high and rising national debt threatens our economy, and must be included in the policy conversation this year," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2017/03/statement-on-cbo-2017-long-term-budget-outlook
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has released a mid-year update to its projections of the nation’s federal finances and economic health.
“America’s high and rising national debt threatens our economy, and must be included in the policy conversation this year," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2017/03/statement-on-cbos-2017-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.
In the waning days of 2012 and early hours of 2013, U.S. policymakers struggled with how to address the "fiscal cliff" — a set of scheduled tax increases and spending cuts that, if allowed to take effect, could have pushed the economy into another recession.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/past-the-cliff-but-not-out-of-the-woods