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The Peter G. Peterson Foundation and the Ford Foundation today announced $1.5 million in grant awards for US 2050, a unique research initiative examining the multiple demographic, economic, societal, and fiscal trends shaping America in the decades ahead.
A large, comprehensive plan that addresses our long-term structural deficits is clearly the best way forward for America’s future economy. However, more modest proposals, which would begin to take meaningful steps towards putting our debt on a sustainable path, would also be worthwhile.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-conference-committee-fiscal-options-are-available
The Fiscal Confidence Index, modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, is 51 (100 is neutral), indicating the nation’s fiscal future is a top issue for voters.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2016/03/fci-press-release
Americans across party lines agree that long-term debt deserves more attention, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s August Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation's long-term debt and the efforts elected leaders are making to address America’s fiscal challenges.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2014/08/fci-press-release
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s May Fiscal Confidence Index shows that Americans remain highly concerned about the country’s fiscal situation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2014/05/fci-press-release
Each year, through the budget process, the President and Congress have the opportunity to set priorities for the federal government, determining how much should be spent through appropriations for annually-funded programs, known as discretionary spending, and providing the opportunity to review entitlement programs and the tax code.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-process-a-primer
Americans remain highly concerned about the nation’s fiscal health, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s November Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s long-term debt and the efforts elected leaders are making to address America’s fiscal challenges.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2015/11/fci-press-release
As the nation edges closer to the fiscal cliff, a group of distinguished defense, economic and foreign policy leaders today issued an urgent call to address the U.S. fiscal situation, identifying our national debt as "the single greatest threat to our national security."
Convened in November 2012, "Post-Election: The Fiscal Cliff and Beyond" brought together top elected leaders and policy experts to discuss potential paths forward for America.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/events/the-fiscal-cliff-and-beyond
Budget battles policymakers have engaged in have failed to produce reforms to address the true drivers of long-term national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/averting-a-shutdown-the-numbers-behind-the-last-minute-budget-bill