Spending on Veterans in the Budget
This piece examines spending on veterans within the budget and outlines the factors that have pushed it higher in recent years.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/04/spending-on-veterans-in-the-budget
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This piece examines spending on veterans within the budget and outlines the factors that have pushed it higher in recent years.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/04/spending-on-veterans-in-the-budget
Defense spending by the United States accounted for nearly 40 percent of military expenditures by countries around the world in 2023.
Healthcare spending in the United States is a key driver of the nation’s fiscal imbalance and has risen notably over the past few decades.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/03/7-key-facts-about-us-healthcare-spending
Tax breaks totaled over $1.8 trillion in 2023. To put that in perspective, that’s more than the government spends on Social Security, defense, or Medicare and Medicaid.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/12/eight-of-the-largest-tax-breaks-explained
Healthcare spending is a critically important part of the American economy and the federal budget.
One of the largest drivers of that rising debt is federal spending on major healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
The United States lost an estimated $1.8 trillion in revenues through tax expenditures in 2023.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/03/6-key-charts-on-tax-breaks
While this budget would be a step in the right direction, it does not adequately address the underlying structural imbalance that defines our fiscal outlook.
In 2017, Congress and the President enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which made significant changes to the tax code for individuals and corporations.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/03/the-next-fiscal-cliff-big-tax-decisions-to-make-in-2025
The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act is estimated to cost about $400 million over 10 years.