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Apr 4, 2019
Student Debt by Amount Owed
8 million people — roughly the population of Massachusetts — have student debt greater than $50,000.
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Apr 4, 2019
The Administration Uses Rosy Economic Assumptions
The Administration uses rosy economic assumptions.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0268_rosy_economic_assumptions
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Apr 3, 2019
Personal Saving, 1950 – 2018
The U.S. personal saving rate has fallen sharply over the past 40 years and remains low.
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Apr 3, 2019
The National Saving Rate in Historical Perspective
The U.S. national saving rate has declined significantly since the mid-1960s.
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Apr 3, 2019
Household Debt Remains High
Despite recent declines, U.S. household debt is still very high relative to disposable income.
Blog Posts
Feb 14, 2019
Three Reasons Why a Government Shutdown Is Harmful
It may be counterintuitive, but government shutdowns are expensive. They are also bad for the economy.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/09/three-reasons-why-a-government-shutdown-is-harmful
Blog Posts
Jan 2, 2019
Can a New Congress — and a Divided Government — Make Progress on Fiscal Challenges?
The 116th Congress also marks a return to divided government with the Senate controlled by Republicans and the House by Democrats. This new landscape in Washington means there is both a requirement and a valuable opportunity for lawmakers to work together on fiscal solutions.
Blog Posts
Dec 21, 2018
Rising Interest Rates Will Affect Everything from Mortgages to National Debt
Although a return to a normalized interest environment is a good sign for the overall strength of the economy, rate increases will make it more expensive for families and the government to borrow.
Blog Posts
Dec 17, 2018
9 Charts That Show How Our Fiscal Outlook Has Gone from Bad to Worse
Significant damage was done to America’s fiscal outlook over the past year.
Blog Posts
Nov 29, 2018
What Is the National Debt Costing Us?
Programs that millions of Americans depend on and care about may be feeling a squeeze from interest costs on our high and rising national debt.