FCI: December 2016 Results
Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, the Fiscal Confidence Index is a national survey that measures public opinion about the national debt.
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Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, the Fiscal Confidence Index is a national survey that measures public opinion about the national debt.
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
The contentious budget battles of recent years have contributed to a decline in the public’s faith in the political system. A new report suggests a way forward.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/12/six-ideas-to-improve-the-budget-process
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.
The poll examined voters’ opinions on the national debt, political leadership, and America’s fiscal and economic health.
The Fiscal Confidence Index moved slightly in a positive direction following the election, due in part to a significant increase in the expectations of Republicans that progress will be made on the national debt in the next few years.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2016/11/fci-press-release
A new report from Ernst & Young examines the U.S. government’s current financial situation.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/09/ernst-young-warns-of-unsustainable-financial-imbalance
Now that the hard-fought election is over, lawmakers face a series of pressing fiscal and budgetary issues in the New Year. America’s leaders have an opportunity to show leadership in early 2017 by addressing the nation’s long-term fiscal challenges.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/11/fiscal-advice-to-the-next-president