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A large decrease in revenues and a large increase in spending have led the Congressional Budget Office to estimate a deficit of $737 billion in April 2020.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, elected leaders have asked the American people to stay at home and have forced businesses to close to mitigate the spread of the virus.
The decrease in GDP in the first quarter was driven by a decline in consumption and investment.
Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, the Fiscal Confidence Index is a national survey that measures public opinion about the national debt.
Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, the Fiscal Confidence Index is a national survey that measures public opinion about the national debt.
The new numbers demonstrate the severe economic damage and significant fiscal implications of this unprecedented crisis.
Social Security and Medicare are facing serious financial difficulty in the near future.
The official unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in March 2020, up from 3.5 percent in February. That increase was the largest of any month since January 1975.
High healthcare spending is not necessarily a bad thing, especially if it leads to better health outcomes. However, that is not the case in the United States.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/04/why-are-americans-paying-more-for-healthcare
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for March 2020.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-march-2020