Peterson Foundation Launches Student Debt Smarter to Empower the Next Generation
Student debt is one of the biggest challenges young people will face as they prepare to enter adulthood, and is often their first encounter with debt.
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Student debt is one of the biggest challenges young people will face as they prepare to enter adulthood, and is often their first encounter with debt.
Powell noted that the current economic expansion is the longest on record and emphasized the need to consider the long-term implications of fiscal policy.
With a new Congress and president in place, a number of important fiscal and economic policy issues have come to the forefront in January.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/01/this-month-in-fiscal-review-healthcare-taxes-and-debt
With our economy in recovery, the national debt rising unsustainably, the country still grappling with a devastating pandemic, and lawmakers pursing significant new legislation, America faces many critical questions for its future. To shed light on the best way forward, two top economists participated in a panel discussion as part of the latest edition of the Peterson Foundation Economic Forum.
Tax expenditures cost the government about $1.5 trillion each year, more than the budget of any agency or major spending program.
Our high and rising debt is “a big burden placed on current citizens, based on our past budgetary irresponsibility,” said Michael Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, in a recent appearance on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal.
These charts illustrate some of the biggest fiscal policy stories from 2017.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/12/ten-charts-that-sum-up-this-year-in-fiscal-news
The new numbers demonstrate the severe economic damage and significant fiscal implications of this unprecedented crisis.
The pandemic has caused a public health crisis as well as substantial economic disruption. So far, lawmakers have enacted six separate pieces of legislation.
Here are five key takeaways from CBO’s latest projections that show the path of federal revenues, spending, and debt through 2050.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/09/new-cbo-report-pandemic-accelerates-existing-fiscal-challenges