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America's Fiscal Constitution: Its Triumph And Collapse

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Format: Hardcover Illustrator: Yes Publication Year: 2014 Topic: Political Economy, Public Finance, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Government & Business, Accounting / Governmental Language: English Item Weight: 29.1 Oz Publisher: Public Affairs Item Width: 6.3 in ISBN: 9781610393430 Item Height: 1.7 in Genre: Political Science, Business & Economics Author: Bill White Item Length: 9.5 in Number of Pages: 576 Pages Book Title: America's Fiscal Constitution : Its Triumph and Collapse gtin13: 9781610393430

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Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: America's Fiscal Constitution: Its Triumph And Collapse ISBN13: 9781610393430 ISBN10: 1610393430 Author: White, Bill (Author) Description: What Would Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Lincoln, The Roosevelts, Truman, And Eisenhower Have Done About Today's Federal Debt Crisis? America's Fiscal Constitution Tells The Remarkable Story Of Fiscal Heroes Who Imposed Clear Limits On The Use Of Federal Debt, Limits That For Two Centuries Were Part Of An Unwritten Constitution Those National Leaders Borrowed Only For Extraordinary Purposes And Relied On Well-Defined Budget Practices To Balance Federal Spending And Revenues That Traditional Fiscal Constitution Collapsed In 2001 Afterward--For The First Time In History--Federal Elected Officials Cut Taxes During War, Funded Permanent New Programs Entirely With Debt, Grew Dependent On Foreign Creditors, And Claimed That The Economy Could Not Thrive Without Routine Federal Borrowing For Most Of The Nation's History, Conservatives Fought To Restrain The Growth Of Government By Insisting That New Programs Be Paid For With Taxation, While Progressives Sought To Preserve Opportunities For People On The Way Up By Balancing Budgets Virtually All Mainstream Politicians Recognized That Excessive Debt Could Jeopardize Private Investment And National Independence With Original Scholarship And The Benefit Of Experience In Finance And Public Service, Bill White Dispels Common Budget Myths And Distills Practical Lessons From The Nation's Five Previous Spikes In Debt America's Fiscal Constitution Offers An Objective And Hopeful Guide For People Trying To Make Sense Of The Nation's Current, Most Severe, Debt Crisis And Its Impact On Their Lives And Our Future Binding: Hardcover, Hardcover Publisher: PublicAffairs Publication Date: 2014-04-01 Weight: 1.8 lbs Dimensions: 2.1'' H x 9.3'' L x 6.4'' W Number of Pages: 557 Language: English

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