CBO Director: Economy Rebounding but the Fiscal Situation Leaves the U.S. Vulnerable
America's economic rebound from the pandemic seems to have begun, according to Phillip Swagel, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
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America's economic rebound from the pandemic seems to have begun, according to Phillip Swagel, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Unless addressed soon, the growing national debt will "seriously jeopardize and undermine the American economy," said former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta.
In FY23 the federal government officially incurred a budget deficit of $1.7 trillion — about $320 billion higher than last year's amount.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/12/americas-underlying-deficit-doubled-in-fiscal-year-2023
As a large portion of the American population lives well beyond retirement age, the total cost of providing healthcare will grow as well.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2022/12/how-does-the-aging-of-the-population-affect-our-fiscal-health
Tax breaks totaled over $1.8 trillion in 2023. To put that in perspective, that’s more than the government spends on Social Security, defense, or Medicare and Medicaid.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/12/eight-of-the-largest-tax-breaks-explained
On the whole, the average retirement age has risen by 3 years since 1990, increasing from 62 to 65. Women, on average, tend to retire earlier than men, but women have seen a larger increase in average retirement age.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2023/08/why-are-americans-working-longer
A new paper from Manhattan Institute’s Brian Riedl examines ways to raise revenue from high-income Americans.
Fiscal year 2024 has already begun and lawmakers will need to find a permanent solution to continue funding government activities beyond the expiration of the CRs.
Our fiscal situation was already unsustainable, but COVID-19 certainly did not help. Learn how the pandemic compounded our financial challenges in 13 charts.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/12/13-charts-that-tell-the-fiscal-story-of-2020
Student debt is one of the biggest challenges young people will face as they prepare to enter adulthood, and is often their first encounter with debt.