92% of Voters More Likely to Support Candidates Backing a Fiscal Commission
Significant majorities of voters across party lines agree that a commission would strengthen Social Security, lower borrowing costs, and improve our economic outlook.
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Significant majorities of voters across party lines agree that a commission would strengthen Social Security, lower borrowing costs, and improve our economic outlook.
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
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for Feburary 2024.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-february-2024
A fiscal commission would provide the space and structure for lawmakers to comprehensively review the entire budget and improve the fiscal path of the U.S.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/01/growing-momentum-for-a-fiscal-commission-in-congress
SNAP is the largest federal program aimed at combating hunger and food insecurity among low-income Americans.
"Today’s CBO projections are the latest loud and clear warning about America’s unsustainable national debt," said Michael A. Peterson.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2024/02/peterson-foundation-statement-on-new-cbo-report
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.
The projected shortfall of future Social Security revenues is the result of political action, not the absence of policy options for addressing this issue.
Federal programs that invest in children are not only critical to the health and well-being of the youngest Americans, but they can also provide long-term benefits to the nation’s economy.