H6 National Budget, Deficit, and Debt

摘要

Taylor, Donald H., Jr. Balancing the Budget Is a Progressive Priority. Springer Briefs in Political Science. New York and Heidelberg: Springer, 2012. Pp. xv, 108. Paper. ISBN 978-1-4614-3663-8. JEL 2013-0148 Examines the importance of developing a long-ranged balanced budget to the Progressive agenda in the United States and considers the effect of slowing the rate of health care cost inflation and other necessary steps. Discusses why Progressives need a balanced budget; why the deficit is a problem; health reform-the problems; health reform-the policy; health reform-the politics; health reform-the barriers; health reform-next steps; social security; guns versus Medicare; how much government should spend; tax reform; and what it will take for us to act. Taylor is with the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. No index.