CBO Report Highlights America’s Unsustainable — and Deteriorating — Fiscal Outlook
The latest report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reiterates that the federal budget is on an unsustainable trajectory.
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The latest report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reiterates that the federal budget is on an unsustainable trajectory.
Under current law, federal debt is now projected to reach 150 percent of GDP within 30 years — by far an all-time high.
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
Each year, some of the revenue the federal government collects comes from various taxes. In 2012, taxpayers paid almost $2.5 trillion, which the government used to partially fund $3.5 trillion worth of spending on Social Security, health care, and other programs in areas such as defense and education. The remainder of spending was funded through deficits.
The updated 2010 projection is a slight improvement over CBO ‘s March estimate primarily as a result of higher than expected corporate revenues and receipts from the Federal Reserve.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/cbo%E2%80%99s-august-2010-budget-outlook
CBO projects that, on our current path, the deficit will reach nearly $1 trillion next year and will total $12.4 trillion over the ten-year period from 2019.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2018/04/cbo-report-outlines-dramatically-worse-fiscal-outlook
In an effort to foster greater discussion on the nation's long-term fiscal challenges during the 2012 election campaign season, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, in partnership with Bloomberg LP, sponsored "Fiscal Thursday" at both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.
https://www.pgpf.org/events/fiscal-thursdays-at-2012-national-conventions
Michael A. Peterson releases a statement on the fiscal cliff agreement.
This fall, PGPF research staff will publish a series of one-page articles, providing objective analyses on major government programs and policies.
“CBO has once again provided clear evidence that we must do something about America’s dangerous fiscal situation," Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, said.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/01/peterson-foundation-cbo-confirms-dangerous-fiscal-path