Seven Questions on Debt for the Final Presidential Debate
Here are some important questions that the moderator could ask at the final debate to start the conversation about our nation’s most pressing fiscal concerns.
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Here are some important questions that the moderator could ask at the final debate to start the conversation about our nation’s most pressing fiscal concerns.
79% agree that a presidential candidate from their party should make the debt one of the top 3 priorities of his or her campaign.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/03/poll-voters-want-candidates-to-address-national-debt
Tax expenditures cost the government about $1.5 trillion each year, more than the budget of any agency or major spending program.
New polling shows that voters want Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to address the national debt in the upcoming debates.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/09/voters-national-debt-needs-to-be-part-of-the-debates
Major tax expenditures tend to benefit high income taxpayers more than lower income groups.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/04/who-benefits-from-tax-expenditures
Addressing our nation's fiscal challenges is essential to building an economic future.This and other ideas are laid out in Pete Peterson’s latest book.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/charting-a-new-course-for-americas-economic-future
The U.S. collects less revenue as a share of GDP than several other high-income countries such as Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/04/the-us-tax-burden-is-low-compared-to-most-advanced-economies
A new paper explores policy options that foster greater economic opportunity and mobility.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/new-report-policy-options-for-improving-economic-opportunity-and-mobility
Viewed in aggregate, our tax system is generally progressive.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/04/what-kinds-of-taxes-do-americans-pay
The number one financial worry for Americans is having enough money for retirement — and for good reason.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/06/six-challenges-to-retirement-security