FCI: December 2017 Results
Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, the Fiscal Confidence Index is a national survey that measures public opinion about the national debt.
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Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, the Fiscal Confidence Index is a national survey that measures public opinion about the national debt.
As 2018 begins, Americans remain deeply concerned about the national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2017/12/fci-press-release
“Piecemeal budgeting is a form of fiscal irresponsibility because it injects uncertainty and unpredictability into our economy," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
What is the Children’s Health Insurance Program? How it is financed? Who benefits from it?
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/12/three-key-things-to-know-about-chip
Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, the Fiscal Confidence Index is a national survey that measures public opinion about the national debt.
The survey finds that voters across party lines are calling for the President to put forward plans to reduce the national debt.
“In order to truly help our economy, infrastructure investments must be paid for, because adding more debt hurts our economy," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
“After adding trillions to our national debt in last year’s irresponsible tax bill, our leaders are now adding another $300 billion in deficits over just the next two years," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2018/02/peterson-foundation-statement-on-budget-deal
“Today’s budget represents a dramatically worse outlook than what was released just last May," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2018/02/peterson-foundation-statement-on-presidents-budget
To help better inform the current debate over tax reform, the Tax Policy Center (with a grant from the Peterson Foundation) put real numbers behind different scenarios for tax reform that are both distributionally neutral and fiscally responsible.