Budget Basics: What's at Stake with Discretionary Spending Cuts
Budget Explainer: What's at Stake with Discretionary Spending Cuts
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Budget Explainer: What's at Stake with Discretionary Spending Cuts
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-whats-at-stake-with-discretionary-spending-cuts
Under the current policy scenario, the federal government is projected to run permanent primary spending deficits.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/government-accountability-office-fall-2012-budget-outlook
Tax expenditures are often "spending in disguise" because they are used by Congress to direct resources to specific constituencies and priorities — much like spending programs.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-debate-over-tax-expenditures
During the final debates, it's up to us to pay attention to how our presidential candidates’ plans could impact America's future. While the budget and economy were already major topics, the upcoming debates will highlight national security and a range of other issues — both foreign and domestic — that also have implications for our long-term fiscal health.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-does-our-debt-affect-americas-foreign-policy
The nation's long-term fiscal outlook is unsustainable. Publicly held debt currently equals 70 percent of gross domestic product, the most common measure of an economy's size.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/state-of-the-unions-finances/introduction
Even party extremes want bipartisan progress: 93% of Liberal Democrats and 85% of Tea Party supporters strongly agree that both parties should work together to solve our long-term fiscal and economic problems.
67% of registered voters strongly agree that "I am willing to do my part to reduce the national debt, as long as other people also do their part."
Why Reform Our Corporate Tax Code?
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/why-reform-our-corporate-tax-code
The chairman's budget proposes a distinct change in the future role of government.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/analysis-of-chairman-ryan%E2%80%99s-2013-budget-proposal
The Peterson Foundation’s 2012 Fiscal Summit–America's Case For Action convenes the nation's leading fiscal policy experts and elected officials at a critical moment of opportunity to make progress on America's long-term fiscal challenges.
Convened in November 2012, "Post-Election: The Fiscal Cliff and Beyond" brought together top elected leaders and policy experts to discuss potential paths forward for America.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/events/the-fiscal-cliff-and-beyond