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.
Peterson Foundation Chairman Pete Peterson was featured in the new Winter 2014 issue of Philanthropy magazine, out today.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/pete-peterson-philanthropy-magazine
Part of the problem when discussing America’s long-term debt is that it is often confused with short-term deficits.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/08/have-the-debt-and-deficits-gotten-better
Today, Peterson Foundation President & CEO Michael A. Peterson testified before the Senate Budget Committee on ways to reform the federal budget process.
While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will likely boost economic growth in the near term, the effects of the legislation are temporary.
An op-ed by PGPF Founder and Chairman Pete Peterson is featured today in USA Today.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/pete-peterson-op-ed-on-greek-crisis-in-usa-today
Economists generally agree that public investment in infrastructure has a positive effect on productivity, and therefore on gross domestic product.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/04/president-trumps-infrastructure-plan-a-closer-look
Tax expenditures cost the government about $1.5 trillion each year, more than the budget of any agency or major spending program.
CBO finds that under the President’s budget, debt would remain at historically high levels over the next ten years.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/cbo-analysis-of-the-presidents-fy-2016-budget
Up to Us provides an opportunity for college students to raise awareness and engagement on America's long-term fiscal and economic challenges.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/highlights-from-the-2014-up-to-us-campus-competition