Statement by PGPF on President Obama's Executive Order Creating a Fiscal Commission
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation issues a statement on President Obama's executive order creating a fiscal commission.
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The Peter G. Peterson Foundation issues a statement on President Obama's executive order creating a fiscal commission.
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation presents a primer on the federal budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/the-federal-budget-primer
The poverty rate in 2009 was 14.3 percent, up from 13.2 percent in 2008. This is the highest rate since 1994.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/census-bureau-report-on-poverty-and-health-insurance-coverage
In order to balance our budget and reduce the amount of debt the government takes on each year, we must match the level of government revenues with the level of spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/where-the-money-comes-from-revenues-taxes
The CBO provides two projections of the nation's fiscal future over the next 75 years: one based upon laws currently on the books; and one that reflects selected changes to those laws that lawmakers are widely expected to make.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/cbo-releases-the-2010-long-term-budget-outlook
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation today convened a broad range of senior officials, policy-makers, elected leaders, and experts at its first-ever "2010 Fiscal Summit: America’s Crisis and A Way Forward" to launch a national bipartisan dialogue on America’s fiscal challenges.
Under the GAO’s most realistic fiscal scenario, debt held by the public will exceed 109 percent of GDP by 2020.
The defense share of the federal budget has averaged 21 percent over the past two decades.
A statement about the National Commission on fiscal responsibility and reform.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2010/07/national-commission-on-fiscal-responsibility-and-reform
Social Security is an important program that is part of the fabric of America. We must ensure that Social Security is available for future generations.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/making-social-security-sustainable