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Nov 18, 2010
GAO: The Federal Government’s Long-Term Fiscal Outlook Fall 2010 Update
Under the GAO’s most realistic fiscal scenario, debt held by the public will exceed 109 percent of GDP by 2020.
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Nov 9, 2010
Budget Basics: National Defense
The defense share of the federal budget has averaged 21 percent over the past two decades.
Explainers
Nov 9, 2010
Budget Basics: The Challenge
America faces a growing crisis. Our federal government has accumulated a $13.6 trillion debt over the last few decades, and this debt is expected to grow significantly in coming years.
Explainers
Nov 9, 2010
Budget Basics: The Other 20% of Federal Spending
Making changes to defense, health care and Social Security will help us reduce our debt, and also leave money to fund other critical responsibilities and invest in our future.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/the-other-20-of-federal-spending
Analysis
Nov 9, 2010
Improving Health Care
The rapid growth in health care costs is the largest and fastest growing fiscal challenge.
Explainers
Nov 8, 2010
The Federal Budget Primer
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation presents a primer on the federal budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/the-federal-budget-primer
Explainers
Nov 8, 2010
Budget Basics: Spending Primer
The U.S. spent $187 billion on interest payments alone in 2009.
Analysis
Nov 2, 2010
A Report on Fiscal Stimulus
While the recession has technically ended, our economy is still suffering and far from completely recovered.
Analysis
Oct 25, 2010
Census Bureau Report on Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage
The poverty rate in 2009 was 14.3 percent, up from 13.2 percent in 2008. This is the highest rate since 1994.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/census-bureau-report-on-poverty-and-health-insurance-coverage
Analysis
Oct 15, 2010
CAP Shows What it Might Take to Balance the Budget
According to the report, reaching primary balance would require a reduction of $255 billion in the projected deficit in 2015.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/cap-shows-what-it-might-take-to-balance-the-budget