Explainers
Budget Basics: Balanced Budget Amendment — Pros & Cons
What is a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, and how would it work in practice?
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/balanced-budget-amendment-pros-and-cons
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Video: A Strong Fiscal Foundation for Economic Growth
How does a solid fiscal foundation help support a growing, thriving economy?
https://www.pgpf.org/multimedia/a-strong-fiscal-foundation-for-economic-growth
Multimedia
Peterson Foundation National Ad Campaign: "More"
A new campaign from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, highlighting the key opportunity lawmakers have to address our nation’s unsustainable long-term debt in order to help ensure more economic growth, now and in the future.
https://www.pgpf.org/multimedia/peterson-foundation-national-ad-campaign-more
Explainers
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
Explainers
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.
Programs & Projects
Solutions Initiative III
Experts from five leading think tanks developed specific, "scoreable" policy proposals to set the federal budget on a sustainable, long-term path for prosperity and economic growth.
https://www.pgpf.org/pgpf-programs-and-projects/solutions-initiative-iii
Programs & Projects
Memos to the Next President and Congress
PGPF asked experts from 5 leading think tanks to draft a memo for the next President & Congress, identifying 3 top priorities for policymakers following the next election cycle.
Infographics
Infographic: The Fiscal State of Play
A strong fiscal outlook is an essential foundation for a growing, thriving economy – but our current debt-to-GDP ratio is the highest it has been since 1950.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/infographic-the-fiscal-state-of-play
Press Releases & Statements
Statement on CBO's 2017 Long-Term Budget Outlook
“America’s high and rising national debt threatens our economy, and must be included in the policy conversation this year," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2017/03/statement-on-cbo-2017-long-term-budget-outlook
Analysis
CBO Warns: Fiscal Outlook Remains Unsustainable
Under current law, federal debt is now projected to reach 150 percent of GDP within 30 years — by far an all-time high.