Budget Basics: National Defense
The defense share of the federal budget has averaged 21 percent over the past two decades.
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The defense share of the federal budget has averaged 21 percent over the past two decades.
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation hosts the first-ever “2010 Fiscal Summit: America’s Crisis and A Way Forward” to launch a national bipartisan dialogue on America’s fiscal challenges.
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.
Most notable and controversial among the reforms were movements to raise the minimum retirement age from 60 to 62 by 2018, and the full retirement age from 65 to 67 by 2023.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/retirement-reform-in-france-2010
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation launches campaign to address debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2010/11/peterson-foundation-to-launch-campaign-to-address-debt
While the recession has technically ended, our economy is still suffering and far from completely recovered.
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation releases a statement on the completion of fiscal commission appointments.
The poverty rate in 2009 was 14.3 percent, up from 13.2 percent in 2008. This is the highest rate since 1994.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/census-bureau-report-on-poverty-and-health-insurance-coverage