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Jun 7, 2018
10 Largest Budget Functions
Here are the top ten spending categories for the federal budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/top-10-largest-budget-functions
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Jun 26, 2018
What is PAYGO?
PAYGO is a budget enforcement mechanism intended to prevent passage of legislation that increases deficits.
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Apr 30, 2019
Budget Basics: Medicare
Medicare is an essential health insurance program serving millions of Americans, and a major part of the federal budget and our fiscal outlook.
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May 7, 2019
What Are Federal Trust Funds?
Federal trust funds bear little resemblance to their private-sector counterparts.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-what-are-federal-trust-funds
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Jun 21, 2019
What Are Discretionary Spending Caps?
There is one cap for national defense and another cap for non-defense programs.
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Understanding the Budget
Policymakers use the federal budget process to establish spending priorities and identify revenue to pay for those activities.
https://www.pgpf.org/finding-solutions/understanding-the-budget
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Reforming the Budget Process
By focusing fiscal policymaking more squarely on the long term and providing better tools to help enforce budget agreements over time, budget process reform could encourage long-term fiscal sustainability.
https://www.pgpf.org/finding-solutions/budget-process-reforms
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Comprehensive Plans to Address the National Debt
Policy leaders and experts across the political spectrum have put forward a number of comprehensive plans to reduce America’s long-term debt and lay a strong foundation for future economic growth.
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Finding Solutions: Healthcare
Learn why healthcare costs are increasing, how Medicare and Medicaid affect the total costs, and some options for lowering the costs while improving outcomes
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Complex Budget Terms and Processes — and Why They Matter
Understanding what’s happening on Capitol Hill requires an understanding of the Congressional budget process — which is notoriously technical, complex and arcane.