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Budget Basics: Balanced Budget Amendment — Pros & Cons
What is a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, and how would it work in practice?
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/balanced-budget-amendment-pros-and-cons
Infographics Archive
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Infographics
Periodically, the Peterson Foundation releases infographics dealing with pertinent fiscal issues of the day. These infographics combine key data points with informative graphics to provide succinct, high-level factual summaries. By breaking down complex policy topics into more accessible visual presentations, we hope to make it easier for as wide an audience as possible to engage in discussions about addressing America's national debt.
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Comprehensive Plans to Address the National Debt
Policy leaders and experts across the political spectrum have put forward a number of comprehensive plans to reduce America’s long-term debt and lay a strong foundation for future economic growth.
Events
2014 Fiscal Summit: Our Economic Future
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s fifth annual Fiscal Summit convened thought leaders and policymakers to explore the connection between fiscal health and economic strength and what we can to to promote both.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/fiscal-summit/2014-fiscal-summit-our-economic-future
Explainers
Healthcare Reform
Improving our healthcare system to deliver better quality care at lower cost is critically important to our nation’s long-term economic and fiscal wellbeing.
Grants
Foundation Projects
Learn about Peterson Foundation projects designed to address America's long-term fiscal and economic challenges.
Analysis
CBO Warns: Fiscal Outlook Remains Unsustainable
Under current law, federal debt is now projected to reach 150 percent of GDP within 30 years — by far an all-time high.
Explainers
Complex Budget Terms and Processes — and Why They Matter
Understanding what’s happening on Capitol Hill requires an understanding of the Congressional budget process — which is notoriously technical, complex and arcane.
About the Peterson Foundation
PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATION TEN YEAR REPORT
In 2008, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation was established with the goal of preserving the American Dream for the next generation. My father saw our high and rising debt as a transcendent threat to our future economy – posing a risk to every American, and our leadership role in the world.