Careers at the Peterson Foundation
Learn about the job opportunities available at Peter G. Peterson Foundation
The search found 204 results in 0.399 seconds.
Learn about the job opportunities available at Peter G. Peterson Foundation
The United States spends more on defense than the next 9 countries combined.
United States per capita healthcare spending is nearly three times the average of other developed countries.
Higher short- and long-term Treasury rates mean that the federal government's borrowing costs will also rise.
If lawmakers do not agree on raising or suspending the debt limit before the extraordinary measures are exhausted, there would be severe consequences.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2023/06/debt-ceiling-update-whats-at-stake
Medicare is an essential health insurance program serving millions of Americans, and a major part of the federal budget and our fiscal outlook.
One issue that most lawmakers and voters agree on is that our tax system needs reform.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/how-the-us-tax-system-works
Social Security is the largest single program in the federal budget and makes up approximately one quarter of total federal spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-does-social-security-work
The fairness of our federal tax system is a hotly debated issue. Too often, however, those debates confuse or misrepresent important facts because they focus on one type of tax in isolation rather than the various taxes that people face in aggregate.
The Medicare Advantage allows beneficiaries enrolled in both Part A and Part B to receive benefits from private plans.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-medicare-advantage