Lame-Duck Deadlines and Long-Term Priorities
The 2014 mid-term elections may be over, but America's long-term fiscal and economic challenges remain.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/lame-duck-deadlines-and-long-term-priorities
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The 2014 mid-term elections may be over, but America's long-term fiscal and economic challenges remain.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/lame-duck-deadlines-and-long-term-priorities
How long-term debt affects America's economic future
https://www.pgpf.org/pgpf-programs-and-projects/key-fiscal-facts-figures
In the legislative days remaining before the 113th Congress adjourns, there is much urgent work to be done to put the nation on a more sustainable and predictable path, now and in the future.
Medicare is a large share of the budget, and it is projected to grow.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/urgent-action-needed-to-shore-up-medicare-program
The combined Old Age and Survivors’ Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds, commonly referred to as the “Social Security Trust Funds,” will be fully depleted by 2033.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/social-security-faces-major-financial-challenges
The nonpartisan CBO projects that the federal debt would reach 183% of GDP within 25 years.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/congressional-budget-offices-2014-long-term-budget-outlook
A look at the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, on the 40th anniversary of its passage.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/q-and-a-congressional-budget-and-impoundment-control-act-of-1974
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Each year, through the budget process, the President and Congress have the opportunity to set priorities for the federal government, determining how much should be spent through appropriations for annually-funded programs, known as discretionary spending, and providing the opportunity to review entitlement programs and the tax code.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-process-a-primer
All three budget plans achieve deficit reduction within the 10-year window relative to current law, though they make different choices on revenues and spending levels for particular programs and achieve different results.