Evaluation:
Published: 10.11.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Can We Make Ends Meet?', 1.
  • Essays 'Can We Make Ends Meet?', 2.
  • Essays 'Can We Make Ends Meet?', 3.
  • Essays 'Can We Make Ends Meet?', 4.
Extract

Should the government balance the federal budget? One might assune assume that it would be good to balance the federal budget.
However, a few economic thinkers disagree and have suggested new paradigms. For the last sixty years, the government has run budget deficits as a primary method for stimulating economies with high
unemployment rates. In theory, the budget should return to balance or surplus during boom times.

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