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Sep 18, 2019
How Much Government Spending Goes to Children?
Spending on children is shrinking as a percent of GDP.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/09/how-much-government-spending-goes-to-children
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Blog Posts
Sep 18, 2019
What is an Alternative Fiscal Scenario?
To account for the continuation of current policies, CBO also prepares what is known as an alternative fiscal scenario (AFS), which can be helpful for lawmakers and the general public in understanding a range of potential outcomes.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/09/what-is-an-alternative-fiscal-scenario
Charts
Sep 17, 2019
Higher Deficits Under AFS
Deficits would be even higher under an alternative fiscal scenario.
Charts
Sep 12, 2019
Mandatory Spending Composition
Social Security and major health programs account for three-quarters of programmatic mandatory spending.
Programs & Projects
Sep 12, 2019
Federal Deficit and Debt: August 2019
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for August 2019.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-august-2019
Programs & Projects
Sep 12, 2019
The Current Federal Deficit and Debt
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the latest data for Fiscal Year 2019, charted out monthly and on a year-over-year basis.
Charts
Sep 11, 2019
The Growth of Entitlement Programs
Spending on federal entitlement programs will more than double between 1984 and 2049.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0027_entitlement-programs-proj
Charts
Sep 11, 2019
Discretionary Spending as Share of GDP, 1969–2049
Discretionary spending is projected to stay below its historical share of GDP.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0177_discretionary_low_levels
Charts
Sep 6, 2019
Discretionary Spending Breakdown
Discretionary spending funds a wide range of government programs.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0070_discretionary_spending_categories
Charts
Sep 6, 2019
Interest Costs Outpacing Other Investments
Interest costs are projected to outpace important investments in our future.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0005_investments_interest