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The 2017 Fiscal Summit will convene leading voices and policymakers from across the political spectrum to discuss the legislative agenda, its connection to our growing national debt, and solutions to put us on a better path.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/fiscal-summit/2017-fiscal-summit
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects that the federal debt could reach 175% of GDP by 2040.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/congressional-budget-offices-2015-long-term-budget-outlook
“This seven-year low in our fiscal confidence index is a clear sign that voters are concerned about our nation’s fiscal sustainability, and Congress should keep this in mind as they shape major budget legislation,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2021/11/fci-press-release
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for September 2021.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-september-2021
The president's budget misses an opportunity to address the structural causes of our debt and relies instead on overly optimistic economic assumptions.
A new five-year, $1.9 million grant will support the Howard University Department of Economics and the Women’s Institute on Science, Race and Equity (WISER) in their innovative work to increase diversity in the field of economics and promote greater inclusion in fiscal and economic policymaking.
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for April 2022.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-april-2022
Economists generally agree that public investment in infrastructure has a positive effect on productivity, and therefore on gross domestic product.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/04/president-trumps-infrastructure-plan-a-closer-look
"Today’s CBO report confirms that the era of declining deficits is over," according to Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Similar to previous years, this budget largely relies on very optimistic projections of economic growth and unlikely budget cuts to reduce the deficit.