Peter G. Peterson Foundation: As Deficits Widen to a 7-Year High, Americans Urge Leaders to Start Managing the Debt
October 29, 2019
October 29, 2019
NEW YORK, Oct. 29 -- The Peter G. Peterson Foundation issued the following news release:
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- The October 2019 Fiscal Confidence Index, Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, is 54 (100 is Neutral)
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With the gap between federal spending and revenues widening to a deficit approaching $1 trillion, the vast majority of Americans want the president and Congress to address the national debt, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundatio . . .
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- The October 2019 Fiscal Confidence Index, Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, is 54 (100 is Neutral)
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With the gap between federal spending and revenues widening to a deficit approaching $1 trillion, the vast majority of Americans want the president and Congress to address the national debt, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundatio . . .