Rising Interest Rates Threaten Washington’s Solvency
Inflation’s legacy of higher real interest rates poses a significant danger to the federal budget.
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Inflation’s legacy of higher real interest rates poses a significant danger to the federal budget.
One of the largest drivers of that rising debt is federal spending on major healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Sequestration was designed to be a blunt instrument, whose arbitrary effects would be so undesirable that they would compel policymakers to reach compromise on budget legislation rather than allow the cuts to go into effect.
An overwhelming majority of Americans, 82 percent, say the long-term national debt is an important factor when it comes to deciding how they will vote in the November midterm elections, according to a new poll released today by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
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
As lawmakers consider a range of costly new tax and spending proposals, voters across party lines are urging their leaders to prioritize the nation’s high and rising debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/06/fci-press-release
Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, the Fiscal Confidence Index is a national survey that measures public opinion about the national debt.
To illuminate what the latest economic indicators mean, connect the dots, and discuss how CBO analysis helps policymakers, CBO Director Phillip Swagel joined Peterson Foundation CEO Michael Peterson for the latest Economic Forum.
As the Trump administration marks the 100 day milestone, a number of pressing fiscal issues remain to be resolved.