Top 7 Fiscal Charts from 2016
Our most popular charts from 2016 illustrate the nation's fiscal challenges in areas like defense spending, healthcare, and tax reform.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/12/top-7-fiscal-charts-from-2016
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Our most popular charts from 2016 illustrate the nation's fiscal challenges in areas like defense spending, healthcare, and tax reform.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/12/top-7-fiscal-charts-from-2016
A new report from the George W. Bush Institute highlights the economic competitiveness and strength of North America — but warns that fiscal policy in the United States poses a challenge to growth.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/12/report-us-debt-a-drag-on-competitiveness
With the election in the rearview mirror, a number of important fiscal and economic policy issues continued to simmer throughout November.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/12/the-fiscal-month-in-review-trump%E2%80%99s-fiscal-agenda
Tax expenditures cost the government about $1.5 trillion each year, more than the budget of any agency or major spending program, including Social Security, Medicare, and the Department of Defense.
Projections of the long-term budget outlook have deteriorated significantly since last year, largely stemming from the “tax extenders” legislation enacted at the end of 2015.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/07/four-key-takeaways-from-the-long-term-budget-outlook
The United States collects less revenue as a share of GDP than several other high-income countries, including Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and France.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/04/the-us-tax-burden-is-low-compared-to-most-advanced-economies
Major tax expenditures tend to benefit high income taxpayers more than lower income groups.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/04/who-benefits-from-tax-expenditures
Viewed in aggregate, our tax system is generally progressive.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/04/what-kinds-of-taxes-do-americans-pay