Foreign Holders of Public Debt
U.S. dependency on foreign lenders to finance the public debt has risen sharply.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0057_foreign-holders-debt
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U.S. dependency on foreign lenders to finance the public debt has risen sharply.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0057_foreign-holders-debt
Recessions and countercyclical policies generally increase deficits, but deficits tend to diminish during and after recoveries.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0307_deficits_and_recessions
The United States is on pace to lead the world in debt increase as a percentage of GDP.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0310_us_lead_world_debt_increase
Foreign investors own one-third of all U.S. public debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0311_us_domestic_foreign_debt
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.
“Far too often, life-saving medications like insulin are unaffordable or unavailable, tragically burdening millions of Americans,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which established the Peterson Center on Healthcare.
In the legislative days remaining before the 113th Congress adjourns, there is much urgent work to be done to put the nation on a more sustainable and predictable path, now and in the future.
Federal debt is already at its highest level as a percentage of GDP since 1950 and would exceed its all-time high by 2034 under current law.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2018/07/cbo-warns-historic-debt-levels-threaten-economy