Document Type
Article
Abstract
Today, the United States is faced with a national debt of over $4 trillion that continues to grow in astronomical proportions. Under present circumstances, are large deficits detrimental to our economic prosperity as the current consensus seems to indicate, or are they really the public's surplus? Many consider yearly federal deficits harmful to our economic prosperity. Indeed some Americans believe that the U.S. government requires legislation to balance the budget annually. This article explores this conventional view, along with the less popular idea that deficits really do not matter. It will begin with explanation of the federal budget deficit, followed by an analysis of the two conflicting views on budget deficits. The essay will demonstrate that the United States does not need balanced budget legislation, whether ordinary legislation or a more radical amendment to the Constitution.
Publication Date
1996
Journal Title
Draftings In
Volume
8
Issue
2
First Page
48
Last Page
57
Copyright
©1996 by the Board of Student Publications, University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Cleveland, Kelly
(1996)
"To Balance or not to Balance: The Federal Budget Deficit,"
Draftings In: Vol. 8:
No.
2, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/draftings/vol8/iss2/6
Comments
This issue is also considered v.9 of the initial publication series of Major Themes in Economics.
Mislabeled as v.9 no.1 on the front cover; labeled as v.8 no.2 on the title and contents pages.
No cover/title page date shown on piece.