
Trends in Poverty Levels by Age Group
Poverty levels among children have remained high, while poverty levels among the elderly have declined.
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Poverty levels among children have remained high, while poverty levels among the elderly have declined.
Social Security is the largest program funded by the federal government.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0299-social-security-largest-program
Continuously updated billboards put a spotlight on $22 trillion national debt as part of 2020 campaign conversation.
As another fiscal year of budget uncertainty and rising deficits comes to an end , the vast majority of Americans want the president and Congress to address the national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/09/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.
Over the past 50 years, the share of the federal budget devoted to investments in the future has fallen sharply.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0302_declining_investment_future
Spending on children is shrinking as a percent of GDP.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/09/how-much-government-spending-goes-to-children
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
Deficits would be even higher under an alternative fiscal scenario.
A key assessment of poverty in America is the Official Poverty Measure (OPM), which is calculated by the United States Census Bureau using a range of income and economic data.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-do-we-measure-poverty-and-is-there-a-better-way-to-do-it