Seven Questions on Debt for the Final Presidential Debate
Here are some important questions that the moderator could ask at the final debate to start the conversation about our nation’s most pressing fiscal concerns.
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Here are some important questions that the moderator could ask at the final debate to start the conversation about our nation’s most pressing fiscal concerns.
Part of the problem when discussing America’s long-term debt is that it is often confused with short-term deficits.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/08/have-the-debt-and-deficits-gotten-better
While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will likely boost economic growth in the near term, the effects of the legislation are temporary.
The federal budget deficit rose to $666 billion for fiscal year 2017 — an increase of around $80 billion from the previous year.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/10/federal-budget-deficits-rising-even-before-tax-cuts
New polling shows that voters want Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to address the national debt in the upcoming debates.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/09/voters-national-debt-needs-to-be-part-of-the-debates
"Congress should be taking into account when designing fiscal policy is the need to achieve sustainability of this debt path over time,” Yellen said.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/07/yellen-congress-should-factor-national-debt-into-policy-decisions
Addressing our nation's fiscal challenges is essential to building an economic future.This and other ideas are laid out in Pete Peterson’s latest book.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/charting-a-new-course-for-americas-economic-future
Learn more about the Peter G. Peterson Foundation in our 2012-2014 Progress Report, which highlights our work over the past three years.
CBO updated its budget projections this week, confirming that for the first year since 2009, deficits as a share of GDP are on the rise again.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/08/three-key-takeaways-from-the-updated-budget-projections
Major tax expenditures tend to benefit high income taxpayers more than lower income groups.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/04/who-benefits-from-tax-expenditures