Why Long-Term Debt Matters: An Explainer
Under current policies, publicly held debt is projected to increase from 73 percent of gross domestic product in 2012 to 83 percent in 2023.
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Under current policies, publicly held debt is projected to increase from 73 percent of gross domestic product in 2012 to 83 percent in 2023.
Americans remain deeply concerned about our nation’s long-term debt, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s latest Fiscal Confidence Index.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2013/06/fci-press-release
Americans continue to show high levels of concern about our nation’s long-term debt, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's latest Fiscal Confidence Index.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2013/04/fci-press-release
Americans continue to be concerned about the nation's long-term debt and believe the problem is likely to get worse in the next few years, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s latest Fiscal Confidence Index.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2013/02/fci-press-release
The Trustees warn that Congress and the Administration should work "with a sense of urgency" to put the program on a sustainable path.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-medicare-trustees-report-in-charts
Each year, some of the revenue the federal government collects comes from various taxes. In 2012, taxpayers paid almost $2.5 trillion, which the government used to partially fund $3.5 trillion worth of spending on Social Security, health care, and other programs in areas such as defense and education. The remainder of spending was funded through deficits.
Peter G. Peterson pens an op-ed in POLITICO about the coming fiscal issues now that Congress and the President have removed the threat of a government shutdown.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/op-ed-a-fiscal-deal-or-fiscal-crisis
Americans are increasingly concerned about the nation's long-term debt and pessimistic about Washington's ability to make progress in addressing the debt, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's latest Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation's long-term debt and the efforts elected leaders are making to address the debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2013/01/fci-press-release