
FT-Peterson US Economic Monitor
The FT-Peterson US Economic Monitor will track voter sentiment on economic and fiscal issues for the twelve months leading up to the 2020 election.
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The FT-Peterson US Economic Monitor will track voter sentiment on economic and fiscal issues for the twelve months leading up to the 2020 election.
The PGPF chart pack illustrates that budget-making involves many competing priorities, limited resources, and complex issues.
Here are eleven charts that tell America’s fiscal story for 2019 — and show how our outlook went from bad to worse over the last 12 months.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/12/11-charts-that-show-how-our-national-debt-grew-in-2019
The United States leads the world in an unfortunate category: the pace of growth in its debt.
“At $23 trillion and counting, the national debt is a major concern for the vast majority of Americans across party lines,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/11/fci-press-release
Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, the Fiscal Confidence Index is a national survey that measures public opinion about the national debt.
A continuing resolution is a temporary funding measure that Congress can use to fund the federal government for a limited amount of time.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/09/what-is-a-continuing-resolution
Lawmakers have enacted a total of 119 continuing resolutions over the past 23 fiscal years.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0228_continuing_resolutions
The rising cost of prescription drugs is a key driver of overall healthcare spending in the U.S. This trend has significant implications not only for Americans who rely on medications, but also for our nation’s budget and fiscal outlook.
At a hearing on the U.S. Economic Outlook for the Joint Economic Committee on November 13, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell expressed concern about America’s fiscal outlook and how it may affect our economic future.