Peter G. Peterson Foundation Launches New 'Fiscal Confidence Index' To Measure Public Opinion About America's National Debt

As Nation Approaches Fiscal Cliff, the Benchmark December 2012 Fiscal Confidence Index, Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, is 52 (100 is Neutral), Indicating Strongly Negative Public Sentiment

Survey Finds 79% of Respondents Concerned About the Fiscal Cliff

NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Peter G. Peterson Foundation today released the first edition of the Fiscal Confidence Index, a new, monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation's long-term debt and the efforts elected leaders are making to address the debt.

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