A Valuation Approach to Government Balance Sheet
If we regard the U.S. government as a firm, this firm is in a sticky situation in which the valuation of its cash flows is below the amount of its outstanding liability.
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If we regard the U.S. government as a firm, this firm is in a sticky situation in which the valuation of its cash flows is below the amount of its outstanding liability.
Strengthened automatic fiscal stabilizers would enable fiscal stimulus to arrive in a more predictable and efficient manner.
Inflation’s legacy of higher real interest rates poses a significant danger to the federal budget.
Each year, some of the revenue the federal government collects comes from various taxes. In 2012, taxpayers paid almost $2.5 trillion, which the government used to partially fund $3.5 trillion worth of spending on Social Security, health care, and other programs in areas such as defense and education. The remainder of spending was funded through deficits.
The most precious asset the nation has is its people. But we are leaving far too many behind.
“With high inflation, risk of recession, rising interest rates and the debt soaring over $31 trillion, there are many urgent fiscal and economic priorities for the 118th Congress to address next year,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2022/11/fci-press-release
With a divided government, an opportunity exists for lawmakers to seek and find common ground on the nation’s pressing fiscal and economic challenges.
There are many critical differences between our two nations, but are there lessons to be learned by US policymakers from the UK predicament?
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2022/10/does-uk-crisis-hold-fiscal-economic-lessons-for-us-policymakers
The pandemic has caused a public health crisis as well as substantial economic disruption. So far, lawmakers have enacted six separate pieces of legislation.
The latest Financial Times-Peterson Foundation US Economic Monitor, released on July 7, 2020, reveals timely data about Americans’ deep concerns about the health and economic effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.