Infographic: What Is the Debt Ceiling?
Increasing the debt ceiling allows the Treasury to borrow funds to pay for government obligations that have already been incurred as the result of laws and budgets approved by the President and Congress.
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Increasing the debt ceiling allows the Treasury to borrow funds to pay for government obligations that have already been incurred as the result of laws and budgets approved by the President and Congress.
The latest budget outlook released by CBO is the first to fully capture the budgetary impact of the pandemic.
Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, the Fiscal Confidence Index is a national survey that measures public opinion about the national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/content/fiscal-confidence-index-august-2023-results
The United States spends more on defense than the next 9 countries combined.
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
Up to Us is a nationwide campus competition that provides an opportunity for students to build a movement to raise awareness and engagement on America's long-term fiscal and economic challenges.
https://www.pgpf.org/pgpf-programs-and-projects/up-to-us-nationwide-campus-competition
The Medicare Advantage allows beneficiaries enrolled in both Part A and Part B to receive benefits from private plans.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-medicare-advantage
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation today released the first edition of the Fiscal Confidence Index, a new, monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s long-term debt and the efforts elected leaders are making to address the debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2012/12/fci-press-release
The latest report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reiterates that the federal budget is on an unsustainable trajectory.
The State Budget Crisis Task Force examines fiscal conditions at the state level, particularly after the 2008 global financial crisis.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/grants/state-budget-crisis-task-force-final-2014-report