Choosing the nation's fiscal future

Choosing the nation's fiscal future / Committee on the Fiscal Future of the United States, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council and National Academy of Public Administration.

This comprehensive book considers a range of policy changes that could help put the budget on a sustainable path: reforms to reduce the rate of growth in spending for Medicare and Medicaid; options to reduce the growth rate of Social Security benefits or raise payroll taxes; and changes in many othe...

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Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Fiscal Future of the United States, National Academy of Public Administration
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Budget > United States.
Government spending policy > United States.
Fiscal policy > United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Public Finance.
Budget
Fiscal policy
Government spending policy
budget public > dépenses publiques > gestion > politique fiscale > Etats-Unis.
United States
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Summary:This comprehensive book considers a range of policy changes that could help put the budget on a sustainable path: reforms to reduce the rate of growth in spending for Medicare and Medicaid; options to reduce the growth rate of Social Security benefits or raise payroll taxes; and changes in many other government spending programs and tax policies. The book also examines how the federal budget process could be revised to be more far sighted and to hold leaders accountable for responsible stewardship of the nation's fiscal future. Choosing the Nation's Fiscal Future will provide readers with a practical framework to assess budget proposals for their consistency with long-term fiscal stability. It will help them assess what policy changes they want, consistent with their own values and their views of the proper role of the government and within the constraints of a responsible national budget. It will show how the perhaps difficult but possible policy changes could be combined to produce a wide range of budget scenarios to bring revenues and spending into alignment for the long term.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 338 pages) : color illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-231).
ISBN:9780309147248
0309147247
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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