Could COVID Relief Lead to Inflation? Here’s What Economists Are Saying
Despite the consensus among economists that some amount of inflation is likely to occur in the near term, their level of concern varies.
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Despite the consensus among economists that some amount of inflation is likely to occur in the near term, their level of concern varies.
The end of the supercommittee doesn’t mean the end of the fiscal policy debate in Washington.
The combined Old Age and Survivors’ Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds, commonly referred to as the “Social Security Trust Funds,” will be fully depleted by 2033.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/social-security-faces-major-financial-challenges
Three sets of stimulus checks have been issued to eligible recipients as part of the pandemic relief. Each set of payments have been slightly different.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/03/what-to-know-about-all-three-rounds-of-coronavirus-stimulus-checks
“With interest on the debt rising to more than $1 billion a day, voters know our fiscal condition is simply not sustainable,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2023/02/fci-press-release
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for November 2022.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-november-2022
A key assessment of poverty in America is the Official Poverty Measure (OPM), which is calculated by the United States Census Bureau using a range of income and economic data.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-do-we-measure-poverty-and-is-there-a-better-way-to-do-it
To illuminate what the latest economic indicators mean, connect the dots, and discuss how CBO analysis helps policymakers, CBO Director Phillip Swagel joined Peterson Foundation CEO Michael Peterson for the latest Economic Forum.
While proposals to raise the retirement age are intended to improve the financial health of the Social Security program, GAO finds that such changes could produce an opposite result, while also having an adverse impact on some of society’s most vulnerable members.
New polling shows that voters want Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to address the national debt in the upcoming debates.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/09/voters-national-debt-needs-to-be-part-of-the-debates