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Analysis

Dec 20, 2013

Year-End Fiscal Outlook

Policymakers should build on this foundation of bipartisanship to begin the significant further reforms that are necessary to put our nation on a sustainable fiscal path.

https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/year-end-fiscal-outlook

Explainers

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

Analysis

Oct 14, 2013

The Cost of Crisis-Driven Fiscal Policy

Even as Congressional leaders and the president discuss a potential temporary solution to the current stalemate over the government shutdown and the debt ceiling, the repeated cycle of lurching from crisis to crisis has significant and real costs to the U.S. economy.

https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-cost-of-crisis-driven-fiscal-policy

Explainers

Sep 28, 2013

Taxes | PGPF Fiscal Issue Primers

Each year, some of the revenue the federal government collects comes from various taxes. In 2012, taxpayers paid almost $2.5 trillion, which the government used to partially fund $3.5 trillion worth of spending on Social Security, health care, and other programs in areas such as defense and education. The remainder of spending was funded through deficits.

https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/taxes-primer

Explainers

Sep 28, 2013

Budget Basics: Healthcare Primer

The United States healthcare system is the most expensive in the world, and our healthcare costs are projected to keep rising. Despite these high costs, our health outcomes are generally no better than those of our peers, and in some cases are worse.

https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/healthcare-primer

Explainers

Sep 26, 2013