The U. S. Deficit

The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and the Congressional Budget Office are among the several essay sources included in this book about the U.S. deficit. Readers will view several opposing essays across four chapters. The four topic ranges are key issues in the debate over the deficit, what role taxes should play in deficit reduction, whether cuts to entitlement programs can reduce the deficit, and whether...
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The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and the Congressional Budget Office are among the several essay sources included in this book about the U.S. deficit. Readers will view several opposing essays across four chapters. The four topic ranges are key issues in the debate over the deficit, what role taxes should play in deficit reduction, whether cuts to entitlement programs can reduce the deficit, and whether defense spending should be cut to reduce the deficit.