What Are Interest Costs on the National Debt?
Interest costs are on track to become the largest category of spending in the federal budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-are-interest-costs-on-the-national-debt
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Interest costs are on track to become the largest category of spending in the federal budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/what-are-interest-costs-on-the-national-debt
The federal government is slated to borrow about $1.5 trillion this year, and that number is projected to nearly double over the next decade.
CBO’s new report serves as a reminder that the lawmakers need to take into account our nation’s long-term fiscal challenges as they consider policy changes.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/01/top-three-takeaways-on-the-10-year-fiscal-outlook
SNAP is the largest federal program aimed at combating hunger and food insecurity among low-income Americans.
"The era of declining deficits has clearly come to an end."
“Across party lines, vast majorities of voters believe that divided government brings an important responsibility for our leaders to work together to secure our fiscal future,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2023/01/fci-press-release
After months of negotiations, with default looming, Congress passed and the President signed the Budget Control Act of 2011, which raises the debt ceiling and puts a process in place for reducing the deficit.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/peter-g-peterson-foundation-analysis-of-the-budget-control-act-of-2011
Without reform, the Social Security Trust Funds will soon be depleted and unable to pay full benefits.
If taxes are not increased or spending is not cut, CBO projects that interest costs will climb and federal debt will grow to levels that will damage our economy.
Summer 2011 PGPF Fiscal Internship Program in Washington DC
https://www.pgpf.org/content/summer-2011-pgpf-fiscal-internship-program-in-washington-dc