America Chooses A President and Congress. Now It's Their Turn To Make Some Choices
Over the next several weeks, as the President and Congress confront the "fiscal cliff," they will have a big opportunity to make the right choice.
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Over the next several weeks, as the President and Congress confront the "fiscal cliff," they will have a big opportunity to make the right choice.
The rapid growth in health care costs is the largest and fastest growing fiscal challenge.
The Congressional Budget Office’s new long-term projections show that the federal budget is on an unsustainable path.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/cbo-2013-long-term-budget-outlook-analysis
There will be a number of consequences from a gradual increase in the federal funds rate over time.
The president and Congress must reach a compromise that reconciles their disagreements before September 30, or else they will risk a partial government shutdown.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/comparing-the-congressional-and-presidential-budgets
A series of sudden, drastic changes to our nation's fiscal policies are slated to take place automatically at the end of this year — what many are calling the "Fiscal Cliff."
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-fiscal-cliff-is-an-opportunity-for-long-term-action
CBO projects that the federal budget deficit will increase as a share of GDP for the first year since 2009.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2016/08/CBO-deficits-are-back-on-the-rise
While the last minute passage of a continuing resolution avoided a government shutdown, the relief may be only temporary.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2016/10/happy-fiscal-new-year-2017
These projections provide fresh evidence that the nation’s fiscal policy is on an unsustainable course and changes in policy will be needed.
President Obama's budget keeps the debt from rising as a share of the economy, but it does not address the key drivers of our long-term unsustainable debt.