Dangers of Debt: How Our Fiscal Outlook Threatens The Economy
This panel convened voices from the private sector and academia to analyze the risk that high and rising debt poses to our economic future.
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This panel convened voices from the private sector and academia to analyze the risk that high and rising debt poses to our economic future.
Washington Post Congressional Reporter Erica Werner led engaging conversations with policy leaders centered on the fiscal and economic effects of recent tax and spending legislation and what’s required for a fiscal reset that can put our nation on a more sustainable course.
A panel of experts discussed the potential for a well-designed carbon tax to play a role in putting our nation on a more sustainable fiscal path.
The top 20 percent of income earners receive over half the value of major tax expenditures.
https://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0199_distribution_tax_expenditures
U.S. health care spending is highly focused on the costliest patients.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0209_healthcare_spending_focused
Projections of federal healthcare spending have improved but are still climbing as a share of the economy.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0200_healthcare_share_econ_proj
Elderly and disabled beneficiaries make up a majority of Medicaid spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0094_spending_medicaid_beneficiaries
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin told Harwood that the president is prioritizing comprehensive tax reform as a key part of boosting growth.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/fiscal-summit/2017-fiscal-summit/steven-mnuchin
Atul Gawande joined Michael Peterson on stage for an impromptu one-on-one conver- sation about how healthcare delivery reform can help reduce costs and improve quality of care.