With U.S. Interest Costs Skyrocketing, Voters Overwhelmingly Call for Fiscal Commission
Voters are deeply concerned about interest costs eating up more and more of the federal budget.
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Voters are deeply concerned about interest costs eating up more and more of the federal budget.
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
Voters are calling on their leaders to take concrete actions to put us on a better fiscal path.
As Congress prepares to reconvene next week, lawmakers prepare for conflicts over the approaching fiscal year end.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/08/this-month-in-fiscal-news-august-2016
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.
Without reform, the Social Security Trust Funds will soon be depleted and unable to pay full benefits.
One of the largest drivers of that rising debt is federal spending on major healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Healthcare in the United States is very expensive — but we don’t get what we pay for.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/07/why-the-american-healthcare-system-underperforms
One of the largest drivers of that rising debt is federal spending on major healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
As a large portion of the American population lives well beyond retirement age, the total cost of providing healthcare will grow as well.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2022/12/how-does-the-aging-of-the-population-affect-our-fiscal-health