Understanding Complex Budget Terms and Processes: What is the Budget Window?
While a 10-year window is currently the standard, the number of years covered by budget resolutions has varied.
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While a 10-year window is currently the standard, the number of years covered by budget resolutions has varied.
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For more information about America’s fiscal challenge and potential solutions, visit the Peter G. Peterson Foundation at www.pgpf.org. The following websites also provide a wealth of information on the U.S. budget and various policy areas.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/state-of-the-unions-finances/learn-more
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation presents a primer on the federal budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/the-federal-budget-primer
The defense share of the federal budget has averaged 21 percent over the past two decades.
America faces a growing crisis. Our federal government has accumulated a $13.6 trillion debt over the last few decades, and this debt is expected to grow significantly in coming years.
Through easy-to-understand language and charts, the State of the Union’s Finances explains the enormous fiscal challenges we face, based on the official financial statements of the U.S. government.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/state-of-the-unions-finances
Learn about steps you can take to help cure our fiscal ills.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/download-the-citizen%E2%80%99s-guide
Controlling our structural budget deficits will require major changes in budget policy.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/state-of-the-unions-finances/the-elements
The U.S. spent $187 billion on interest payments alone in 2009.