Voters Don't Want a Shutdown, They Want Action on the National Debt Instead
A new poll shows that nine-in-ten Americans want policymakers to work together to avoid a shutdown and focus on implementing solutions to our growing national debt.
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A new poll shows that nine-in-ten Americans want policymakers to work together to avoid a shutdown and focus on implementing solutions to our growing national debt.
“Today’s CBO report is a timely reminder that as lawmakers work to raise the debt ceiling, they should also address the underlying problem of our rapidly growing national debt."
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2023/05/peterson-foundation-statement-on-cbo-report
Social Security, America’s essential public retirement program, is on a path to depletion in less than 10 years.
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for August 2023.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-August-2023
Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for July 2023.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-July-2023
The retirement of the large baby boom generation will sharply push up the number of people claiming benefits each year.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-social-security-trustees-report-in-charts
"The deficit has essentially doubled in just one year. That’s very alarming, but the fact that the deficit grew so much during a time of economic growth is an even more serious warning sign for our nation’s future."
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2023/10/peterson-foundation-statement-as-deficit-soars
Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, the Fiscal Confidence Index is a national survey that measures public opinion about the national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/content/fiscal-confidence-index-august-2023-results
“Nobody wins in a government shutdown, especially our economy and the American people,” said Michael A. Peterson.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2023/08/fci-press-release