Americans without Health Insurance in 2022 Matched a Record Low
In 2022, 26 million people — or 7.9 percent of the population – were uninsured, according to a report in September 2023 from the Census Bureau
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In 2022, 26 million people — or 7.9 percent of the population – were uninsured, according to a report in September 2023 from the Census Bureau
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, speaking in an interview, said that now is the time to start addressing our $34 trillion and rising national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/02/fed-chair-powell-its-past-time-to-address-our-national-debt
Just eight actions over the past two years will add an estimated $2.3 trillion to deficits between 2021 and 2031.
There are separate limits on the amount of funding that can be provided for defense and nondefense purposes through the appropriation process.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/03/budget-process-reform-what-are-budget-caps
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
As the largest program in the federal budget, Social Security is a critical part of our nation’s fiscal picture and vital to millions of elderly recipients.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/06/without-reform-social-security-could-become-depleted-by-2033
With a divided government, an opportunity exists for lawmakers to seek and find common ground on the nation’s pressing fiscal and economic challenges.
Last year's tax legislation was a key opportunity to simplify the tax code, but the TCJA actually increased the number of tax breaks.
Earlier this year, the United States once again hit its debt ceiling, which is currently capped at $31.4 trillion.
Social Security is the primary source of government-funded retirement support in the United States.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2022/11/social-security-reform-options-to-raise-revenues