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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused federal spending on Medicaid to rise sharply as millions of Americans seek benefits under the program.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/09/spending-on-medicaid-spiked-due-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic
Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, the Fiscal Confidence Index is a national survey that measures public opinion about the national debt.
The first piece in our series on the effectiveness of the fiscal response to the coronavirus pandemic, will take a look at how the government’s response to the pandemic affected the nation’s economy.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/09/how-did-the-fiscal-response-to-the-coronavirus-help-the-economy
During the week that ended on September 19, 870,000 people filed for regular unemployment insurance, continuing a devastating trend in the labor market. Since March 15, 62 million individuals have filed a claim.
The decline in the unemployment rate from July to August results from a decrease in the number of unemployed individuals from 16.3 million to 13.6 million.
In August, the federal government spent $9.3 billion on SNAP — which is 76 percent higher than the amount spent in March.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/09/how-has-the-coronavirus-pandemic-affected-federal-spending-on-snap
Here are five key takeaways from CBO’s latest projections that show the path of federal revenues, spending, and debt through 2050.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/09/new-cbo-report-pandemic-accelerates-existing-fiscal-challenges
The latest budget outlook released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is the first to fully capture the budgetary impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the federal legislation enacted in response to it.
The FT-Peterson US Economic Monitor will track voter sentiment on economic and fiscal issues for the twelve months leading up to the 2020 election.
A continuing resolution is a temporary funding measure that Congress can use to fund the federal government for a limited amount of time.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2020/09/what-is-a-continuing-resolution