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Nov 20, 2013
Budget Basics: Budget Conference Committee
A large, comprehensive plan that addresses our long-term structural deficits is clearly the best way forward for America’s future economy. However, more modest proposals, which would begin to take meaningful steps towards putting our debt on a sustainable path, would also be worthwhile.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-conference-committee-fiscal-options-are-available
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Aug 3, 2018
Millennial Household Student Debt
Today's young adults are more likely to have student debt than their historical peers.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0223_millennial_student_debt
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Aug 3, 2018
Millennial Student Debt Burden
Today's young adults face higher student debt burdens than their historical peers, even after adjusting for inflation.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0226_millennial_student_debt_burden
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Apr 4, 2019
Student Debt by Amount Owed
8 million people — roughly the population of Massachusetts — have student debt greater than $50,000.
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Apr 4, 2019
The Administration Uses Rosy Economic Assumptions
The Administration uses rosy economic assumptions.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0268_rosy_economic_assumptions
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May 4, 2019
Low-Income Seniors Rely on Social Security
Low-income seniors rely on Social Security benefits for a major share of their retirement income.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0018_social-security-low-income
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Jun 26, 2019
Costs of Delaying Fiscal Reform
Waiting to act raises the cost of stabilizing the debt.
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Aug 22, 2019
Pretax Income Has Increased for the Wealthy
The share of total pre-tax income has sharply increased for the wealthy, but decreased for low-income households.