Pretax Income Has Increased for the Wealthy
The share of total pre-tax income has sharply increased for the wealthy, but decreased for low-income households.
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The share of total pre-tax income has sharply increased for the wealthy, but decreased for low-income households.
Eight innovative research projects led by Northwestern faculty and funded by recent $1 million Peterson Foundation grant get underway
“Voters have made it overwhelmingly clear that they want their leaders to pay for all new spending with credible offsets, and they strongly support many proposed options to fully fund the package,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2021/09/fci-press-release
With our economy in recovery, the national debt rising unsustainably, the country still grappling with a devastating pandemic, and lawmakers pursing significant new legislation, America faces many critical questions for its future. To shed light on the best way forward, two top economists participated in a panel discussion as part of the latest edition of the Peterson Foundation Economic Forum.
Waiting to act raises the cost of stabilizing the debt.
Amid ongoing negotiations in Washington since the expiration of key relief programs, 89% of voters say that America needs another coronavirus economic aid package, according to the latest Financial Times-Peterson Foundation US Economic Monitor.
A broad, bipartisan majority of voters agree that the national debt is a key issue for the 2020 campaign.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/voters-agree-the-national-debt-is-a-bipartisan-priority
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation launches an original series of interactive data visualizations that are a new way to look at our national fiscal picture.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/press-advisory-a-new-way-to-look-at-our-national-debt
A new fiscal agenda structured in a prudent way that induces strong economic growth, increases revenues, and protects low- and middle-income Americans is what will bring stability to the long-term budget outlook.
https://www.pgpf.org/expert-views/americas-fiscal-and-economic-outlook/a-path-to-economic-prosperity