America’s brush with financial Armageddon is behind us – for now. But the short- and long-term effects of the debt-ceiling crisis are still playing out, and what our leaders do from here will prove decisive in whether the U.S. continues to prosper or sees its fortunes and its finances waver.
Tax and fiscal policy have a profound impact on U.S. business investment, economic growth and job creation. Business Roundtable supports competitive, pro-growth tax and fiscal policies to promote economic expansion, level the playing field for U.S. companies competing in global markets and stabilize the federal debt relative to the size of the U.S. economy.