Analysis
Mar 23, 2011
Analysis of GAO Update To Federal Government’s Long-Term Fiscal Outlook
Relative to the GAO’s last update of their long-term simulation, the nation’s fiscal condition has deteriorated.
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Feb 27, 2024
Lessons Learned: Setting a Bipartisan Fiscal Commission Up for Success
A group of respected policy experts share their views on how a bipartisan fiscal commission could help break the cycle of governing by crisis.
Press Releases & Statements
May 14, 2010
Top Leaders and Economic Experts from Across Political Spectrum Convened at Fiscal Summit to Discuss Nation’s Rising Deficits and Debt
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation today convened a broad range of senior officials, policy-makers, elected leaders, and experts at its first-ever "2010 Fiscal Summit: America’s Crisis and A Way Forward" to launch a national bipartisan dialogue on America’s fiscal challenges.
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PGPF Convenes Leaders On Fiscal Cliff Solutions
In January 2013, a series of tax increases and spending cuts are slated to go into effect automatically and all at once. Many are calling this major fiscal policy shift the "Fiscal Cliff." If all of the changes are allowed to proceed, future budget deficits would be substantially reduced. However, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has forecast that the economy would be thrown into recession in 2013 — an outcome that threatens our still-fragile economic recovery.
Blog Posts
Jun 10, 2022
8 Startling Facts About the U.S. Fiscal Outlook
At the end of May, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released new projections of the nation’s fiscal and economic outlook, their first report since July 2021.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2022/06/8-startling-facts-about-the-us-fiscal-outlook
Programs & Projects
Nov 8, 2021
Smart Fiscal Policies for a Better Future
This is the moment to strengthen the social insurance system and to enact an ambitious federal investment package, while raising tax revenue and cutting back on spending in ways that would largely offset those costs.
Analysis
Sep 17, 2010
CBO’s August 2010 Budget Outlook
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
Press Releases & Statements
May 20, 2015
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Secretary Julián Castro, Former CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf and Top Lawmakers Discuss 'Opportunity for America' at Peterson Foundation Fiscal Summit in Washington
As the economic recovery takes hold, Americans across party lines believe that the country’s renewed economic stability creates an opportunity for the government to address the country’s fiscal challenges.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2015/05/2015-fiscal-summit-press-release
Programs & Projects
Nov 16, 2012
PGPF Convenes Leaders On Fiscal Cliff Solutions
Convened in November 2012, "Post-Election: The Fiscal Cliff and Beyond" brought together top elected leaders and policy experts to discuss potential paths forward for America.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/events/the-fiscal-cliff-and-beyond
Press Releases & Statements
Jan 25, 2024
As Fiscal Confidence Index Remains Low, New Polling Shows Overwhelming Bipartisan Support for Fiscal Commission
“As the 2024 campaign heats up, voters are calling on candidates to show leadership by backing a fiscal commission to address our unsustainable national debt,” said Michael A. Peterson.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2024/01/fci-press-release