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Spending for the major healthcare programs will continue to climb rapidly over the long term.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0281_major_health_spending_to_climb_rapidly
The report highlights the structural misalignment in the country’s budget and the resulting unsustainable fiscal trajectory.
“Today’s report provides a troubling snapshot of America’s fiscal outlook, which we know will only get worse from here,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2021/03/peterson-statement-on-cbos-long-term-outlook
Although the debt affects each of us, it may be difficult to put such a large number into perspective and fully understand its implications.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/the-national-debt-is-now-more-than-28-trillion-what-does-that-mean
Setting a higher minimum wage would affect family incomes in a variety of ways, including increasing earnings for most low-wage workers and lifting some families out of poverty.
“As overcoming this pandemic continues to be a top priority, voters are also becoming more concerned about America’s rapidly worsening fiscal condition,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2021/02/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.
The primary deficit focuses on the difference between government revenues and spending, excluding interest payments. Learn more about the U.S. primary deficit.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/02/what-is-the-primary-deficit
Discretionary spending is projected to remain below its historical average.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0185_discretionary_spending
Social Security and major health programs account for over three-quarters of mandatory spending.