After the Supercommittee, Fiscal Policy Questions Still Have to be Addressed
The end of the supercommittee doesn’t mean the end of the fiscal policy debate in Washington.
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The end of the supercommittee doesn’t mean the end of the fiscal policy debate in Washington.
Lawmakers should use the opportunities presented by the annual budgetary process to set policy priorities and provide more certainty about our nation’s fiscal policy.
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation designed the Solutions Initiative, which asked six organizations representing the wide scope of American political thought to develop comprehensive plans for putting the country on a fiscally sustainable long-term path.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-2011-fiscal-summit-the-solutions-initiative
The President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 projects that the budget deficit will gradually decline under the President's policies from $1,327 billion in 2012 to $704 billion in 2022.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/analysis-of-the-president%E2%80%99s-fiscal-year-2013-budget
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
CBO finds that the budget would not reach balance in 2027 as the administration projects.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2017/07/cbo-debt-remains-high-under-presidents-budget
Here are principles for reform to help ensure that our budget process is conducive to fiscally responsible policymaking.
Tax reform done right will promote economic growth, increase fairness and simplicity, and improve the nation’s fiscal outlook.
The budgetary and economic effects of proposed tax legislation are a critical element of the debate.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2017/12/tax-modeling-tax-reform-why-its-important
CBO estimates that the number of uninsured under age 65 rose by 1 million people and anticipates the total to rise by another million people this year.