Statement from Foundation Chairman Pete Peterson on the 2013 State of the Union Address
Peter G. Peterson releases a statement on the 2013 State of the Union address.
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Peter G. Peterson releases a statement on the 2013 State of the Union address.
A new poll released today and commissioned by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation finds that American voters are deeply concerned that upcoming fights over the debt ceiling and a possible government shutdown will harm the economy.
While there is disagreement on specific remedies, there is broad consensus that our current tax code is broken.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2013-fall-fiscal-agenda-%E2%80%94-tax-reform
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation is providing a $1 million grant to the newly established Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership and Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire School of Law.
Michael Peterson writes an op-ed in Roll Call about the fiscal issues that plague the U.S. in the new year.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/op-ed-new-fiscal-year-same-fiscal-problems
The United States healthcare system is the most expensive in the world, and our healthcare costs are projected to keep rising. Despite these high costs, our health outcomes are generally no better than those of our peers, and in some cases are worse.
A large, comprehensive plan that addresses our long-term structural deficits is clearly the best way forward for America’s future economy. However, more modest proposals, which would begin to take meaningful steps towards putting our debt on a sustainable path, would also be worthwhile.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-conference-committee-fiscal-options-are-available
Federal debt would rise to 78 percent of GDP in 2014 — higher than it has been at any point in our history since 1950.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/analysis-of-the-president%E2%80%99s-fiscal-year-2014-budget
In the waning days of 2012 and early hours of 2013, U.S. policymakers struggled with how to address the "fiscal cliff" — a set of scheduled tax increases and spending cuts that, if allowed to take effect, could have pushed the economy into another recession.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/past-the-cliff-but-not-out-of-the-woods
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.