Proponents of deficit reduction argue that governments who do not control budget deficits and debt are at risk of losing their ability to borrow money at affordable rates. Opponents of deficit reduction argue that government spending would increase demand for goods and services and help avert a dangerous fall into deflation, a downward spiral in wages and prices that can cripple an economy for years.
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@9NC5LLP12mos12MO
No, this is the government's problem, the government needs to fix it and not spend so much on other countries or continents and focus on maintaining a stable economy or help others for financial income.
@9N9HLWF12mos12MO
Reduce compensation to government officials, especially those that are retired. Fix tax loopholes that are abused by the extremely wealthy and large corporations.
@9F362Q32yrs2Y
No, increase public spending but cut military and other spending for useless government institutions like the CIA and NSA. (Abolish all three)
@B277SM25mos5MO
Yes, but by a little bit from agencies that can still stand, increasing taxes on the wealthy, ending tax evasion, and increasing taxes on large corporations
@9FH5HW52yrs2Y
do audits on efficiency on other programs to keep what you want
@969Y38W3yrs3Y
Yes but not too much for the place be still livable
@946HB7R3yrs3Y
No, the debt is not a problem whatsoever
@939R7RL3yrs3Y
Which came first...the chicken or the egg...the rhetoric reeks
@8ZYTRM63yrs3Y
Yes, also reduce the national debt by taxing the wealthy, corporations, and ending tax evasion
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@8Y9P2DB3yrs3Y
No, remove fiat currency and put it back to the gold standard. Eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional, reduce benefits of government officials, reduce military spending, increase taxes on large multinational corporations too.
@8WYHP894yrs4Y
No, reduce military and police funding and abolish loopholes used by corporations and the wealthy instead
@8WNN5N34yrs4Y
No, reduce military spending, focus on ending tax evasion, and increase taxes on the wealthy and corporations.
@8VZ4PHV4yrs4Y
I guess reduce military spending and tax the rich.
@8SF47KW4yrs4Y
No. Lightly increase taxes on multinational corporations and moderately increase taxes on the 1%.
No, reduce military spending instead and increase taxes, especially on cooperations and the rich.
@8R4B7BB4yrs4Y
Get rid of unnecessary pork in spending bills
@emilynoonoon5yrs5Y
no but increase taxes on large multinational corporation’s and increase taxes on the wealthy and and the corruption on Wall Street
@8HL9HVJ5yrs5Y
No, major rebudgeting and increased taxes on the wealthy, on corporations, and similar parties is needed.
@GucciHavarti5yrs5Y
No, increase taxes on the rich/multinational corperations and decrease military spending instead.
No, decrease military spending AND focus on ending tax evasion instead
@997KF7X2yrs2Y
Reduce all public spending slightly except for environmental preservation spending.
@9787Z263yrs3Y
No, but increase taxes on rich, multinational coporations, and cut military budget.
@9377RXT3yrs3Y
In the right environment, the annual budget needs to start reducing national debt. (Now is not the time.) This should be done by reducing military spending, increasing taxes on the wealthy (both corporations and individuals), modifying the tax code, increasing tax enforcement, etc.
@8FMZT9Q5yrs5Y
Reduce pay & benefits to government officials and increase tax on large corporations
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