Understanding the December 2010 Tax Agreement
According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, the provisions in this agreement will add $857.8 billion to the deficit by 2020.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2010/12/compromise-tax-framework-agreement
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According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, the provisions in this agreement will add $857.8 billion to the deficit by 2020.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2010/12/compromise-tax-framework-agreement
Medicare’s financial problems affect the entire budget, and are largely responsible for projected increases in federal deficits.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-financial-condition-of-medicare
The Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform's second report, Getting Back in the Black, offers a detailed set of options to reform the federal budget process.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/grants/peterson-pew-commission-report
“As America’s leaders consider costly new spending proposals and tax cuts, today’s CBO report is a timely reality check," Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/06/Peterson-Foundation-long-term-budget-outlook
"In today’s reports, the Trustees once again warn us that Social Security and Medicare are unsustainable and in danger of becoming insolvent," said Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
“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
The U.S. spent $820 billion on national defense during fiscal year (FY) 2023 according to the Office of Management and Budget, which amounted to 13 percent of federal spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-national-defense
The poverty rate in 2009 was 14.3 percent, up from 13.2 percent in 2008. This is the highest rate since 1994.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/census-bureau-report-on-poverty-and-health-insurance-coverage
Last year, the U.S. deficit of $1.4 trillion or 9.9 percent of gross domestic product, was the largest since the end of World War II.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2009/04/the-us-faces-looming-fiscal-crisis
The new numbers demonstrate the severe economic damage and significant fiscal implications of this unprecedented crisis.