The National Debt Can Crowd Out Investments in the Economy — Here’s How
The federal government is slated to borrow about $1.5 trillion this year, and that number is projected to nearly double over the next decade.
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The federal government is slated to borrow about $1.5 trillion this year, and that number is projected to nearly double over the next decade.
The child tax credit (CTC) is a measure administered though the tax code that is designed to make raising children more affordable by easing the financial burden faced by families.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-the-child-tax-credit
The primary role of the Senior Director, Tax Policy, is to track, research, analyze and assess the impacts of current, proposed and potential federal tax and revenue policies.
https://www.pgpf.org/about/careers/senior-director-tax-policy
The Senior Director will engage with a range of research organizations from across the ideological spectrum to initiate new ideas, refine existing ones, and promote the combination of those most likely to address America’s long-term fiscal challenges.
https://www.pgpf.org/about/careers/senior-director-fiscal-policy
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for March 2024.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-march-2024
Interest costs are on track to become the largest category of spending in the federal budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-are-interest-costs-on-the-national-debt
“The national debt is already $34 trillion, but as it grows over the next three decades, we’ll spend more than double that on interest alone,” said Michael A. Peterson.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2024/03/fci-press-release
“As Washington navigates short-term budget battles, our long-term fiscal outlook keeps getting more and more dangerous," said Michael A. Peterson.
Sequestration is a budget procedure used by lawmakers to cancel or limit funding in order to meet budget goals.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-basics-what-is-sequestration
While this budget would be a step in the right direction, it does not adequately address the underlying structural imbalance that defines our fiscal outlook.