2017 Fiscal Summit Media Advisory
Set against the backdrop of a new political, policy and economic landscape, the 2017 Fiscal Summit will explore the connection between the legislative agenda and our growing national debt.
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Set against the backdrop of a new political, policy and economic landscape, the 2017 Fiscal Summit will explore the connection between the legislative agenda and our growing national debt.
The Concord Coalition and The Peter G. Peterson Foundation today launched a national “Fiscal Solutions Tour” to foster informed public dialogue about possible answers to the nation’s daunting fiscal and economic challenges over the next decade and beyond.
“Addressing our nation’s unprecedented and unsustainable debt is critical to securing a strong, growing economy of the future,” said Pete Peterson, Founder and Chairman of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2017/05/2017-fiscal-summit-press-release
Improving our healthcare system to deliver better quality care at lower cost is critically important to our nation’s long-term economic and fiscal well-being.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/infographic-us-healthcare-spending
At $34 trillion and rising, the national debt threatens America’s economic future. Here are the top ten reasons why the national debt matters.
https://www.pgpf.org/top-10-reasons-why-the-national-debt-matters
The two proposals present distinct visions of the role of the federal government in our economy.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/fy-2015-budgets-comparing-chairman-ryans-and-the-presidents-proposals
All three budget plans achieve deficit reduction within the 10-year window relative to current law, though they make different choices on revenues and spending levels for particular programs and achieve different results.
Even party extremes want bipartisan progress: 93% of Liberal Democrats and 85% of Tea Party supporters strongly agree that both parties should work together to solve our long-term fiscal and economic problems.
67% of registered voters strongly agree that "I am willing to do my part to reduce the national debt, as long as other people also do their part."
A strong fiscal outlook is an essential foundation for a growing, thriving economy – but our current debt-to-GDP ratio is the highest it has been since 1950.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/infographic-the-fiscal-state-of-play
Pete Peterson launched the Peterson G. Peterson Foundation to secure a brighter future for America through fiscal policy and bipartisan fiscal solutions.