Statement from Foundation Chairman Pete Peterson on New Simpson-Bowles Deficit-Reduction Framework
“Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles have again shown tremendous leadership in focusing the public’s attention on our nation’s serious long-term fiscal challenges and keeping all options on the table as they seek bipartisan solutions. Simpson and Bowles make clear that improving economic growth and addressing our long-term fiscal challenges is not an either-or proposition. We can and must do both. Simpson and Bowles are offering Washington a way beyond its current impasse with a new, comprehensive framework to strengthen the economy, reform the tax code, and fix the major drivers of long-term debt. Their ideas deserve serious consideration in Congress and at the White House.”
Further Reading
How Do Quantitative Easing and Tightening Affect the Federal Budget?
The Federal Reserve plays an important role in stabilizing the country’s economy.
5 Ways Rising National Debt Makes America Less Affordable
The rising debt contributes to higher inflation and interest rates, which can have significant negative consequences for American families and businesses.
How Much Government Spending Goes to Children?
Interest costs on the national debt are expected to rapidly outstrip spending on children in coming years.