Fix Social Security and Medicare to Protect Other Priorities
Fixing the budget requires addressing the root cause of the long-term deficits: escalating Social Security and Medicare shortfalls.
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Fixing the budget requires addressing the root cause of the long-term deficits: escalating Social Security and Medicare shortfalls.
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
In light of the growing urgency of the climate crisis, many lawmakers, advocacy groups, and American citizens are calling for the government to undertake policies to more comprehensively address climate change.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-a-carbon-tax-how-would-it-affect-the-economy
“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
“It makes no sense that we allow programs as essential as Social Security and Medicare to remain on such shaky and uncertain fiscal ground," said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Eight innovative research projects led by Northwestern faculty and funded by recent $1 million Peterson Foundation grant get underway
Reconciliation provides for expedited consideration of certain legislation; its use is particularly important in the Senate because it limits the time allowed for debate and prevents the inclusion of non-budgetary provisions.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-budget-reconciliation
“As our nation continues to recover from the pandemic, this budget proposal outlines significant investments aimed at addressing a range of national challenges," said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
A pair of top policy experts offer insights into the economy, the effectiveness of relief legislation, and what it all means for the election and beyond.
The third session in the Peter G. Peterson Foundation Economic Forum’s series Restoring Our Economy Post-Pandemic Pandemic analyzed the unprecedented effects that this crisis has had on our economy, against the backdrop of the 2020 election.