Broadband Access and The Digital Divide: What Is the Government’s Role?
Broadband is an indispensable tool for aspects of everyday life such as employment, education, and healthcare. As a result, federal policymakers have prioritized funding it.
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Broadband is an indispensable tool for aspects of everyday life such as employment, education, and healthcare. As a result, federal policymakers have prioritized funding it.
The lack of a long-term solution for federal funding for transportation creates uncertainty, which is disruptive for the planning of construction projects.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/more-stop-and-go-financing-of-highway-trust-fund
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
In light of the growing urgency of the climate crisis, many lawmakers, advocacy groups, and American citizens are calling for the government to undertake policies to more comprehensively address climate change.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-is-a-carbon-tax-how-would-it-affect-the-economy
Why Reform Our Corporate Tax Code?
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/why-reform-our-corporate-tax-code
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For more information about America’s fiscal challenge and potential solutions, visit the Peter G. Peterson Foundation at www.pgpf.org. The following websites also provide a wealth of information on the U.S. budget and various policy areas.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/state-of-the-unions-finances/learn-more
Estate and gift taxes are levied on the transfer of assets. Two areas of the tax code that are relatively small in dollar terms, but can generate a significant amount of attention and even controversy in the broader conversation about wealth.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-are-estate-and-gift-taxes-and-how-do-they-work
2013 Fall Fiscal Agenda: A Critical Time for Action; 4 upcoming milestones
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/2013-fall-fiscal-agenda-%E2%80%94-the-debt-ceiling
2013 Fall Fiscal Agenda: A Critical Time for Action; 4 upcoming milestones
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/2013-fall-fiscal-agenda-%E2%80%94-the-2014-appropriations-bills
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation presents a primer on the federal budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/the-federal-budget-primer