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.
Yes start by eliminating lifetime pay and benefits for congress and senate
The government should reduce wasteful spending, get rid of tax loopholes, and reduce spending on foreign wars.
@9RL29ZBLibertarian3 days
No. Tax the ultra rich, increase taxes on huge corporations, eliminate all the tax loopholes they exploit, reduce/eliminate all the extra bonuses/benefits government officials get, AND reduce military spending.
Yes, and increase taxes on the wealthy and corporations, reduce military spending, eliminating unconstitutional federal agencies, and crack down on tax evasion
@Lolang1Republican4 days
No, but reduce the salaries of government officials and their benefits.
Yes, and completely reorganize the government to better benefit society.
Reduce military spending, tax the wealthy, and tax corporations more instead.
No, austerity kills, reform taxes on companies and rich along with cutting non-public focused spending such as the military
End tax evasion, Cut the earnings of government officials, cut any unnecessary spending and see what happens
No, focus on tax evasion, increasing the taxes of the rich and lastly closing tax loopholes.
Yes, sometimes all spending needs to be reduced and taxes increased in order to pay debt.
Do not feel informed enough to decide.
Would need to do more research
The government should be more streamlined and efficient to reduce the debt.
Yes where poorly managed but also focus on ending tax evasion, reducing military spending, and reduce benefit and salaries of government officials where inflated.
No, reduce military spending, increase taxes on the wealthy, increase taxes on large corporations instead.
Get rid of government employees and reduce the number of officials
spending should be proportional to return made on program, the government should increase the tax base not the rate, also close tax avoidance schemes.
Lower military spending, as well as cut government officials pay. Plus increase the taxes on large multinational companies and on the wealthy. As well tax evasion
Yes, by not overspending
reduce military spending, increase taxes on the wealthy and large multinational corporations
Fix the tax code, get rid of redundant government groups and those that are in constitutional
Reduce the salary of Congress and the Senate. Redistribute the funds and reform spending in other areas.
Yes, but the cuts should come from unconstitutional programs/agencies and the salaries/benefits of government official
No, there are other real economic issues that would be profitable to fix. Invest in people.
Cut spending on welfare programs and military, which are taking up a large percentage of what the government is paying for.
Yes and be required to pass a balanced budget every year. Make our representatives make the hard choices when it comes to funding programs, even if that means having to close a program or defund it
Yes, along with a combination of increasing taxes and drastically reducing the benefits and salaries of government officials
Yes, by drastically reducing benefits and salaries of government officials and eliminating federal agencies that are unconstitutional.
No, reduce military spending, increase taxation of companies and the wealthy (including myself, and end tax evasion.
No, use the money more efficiently, adopt a healthcare system similar to Singapore's, and get rid of loopholes for wealthy people and corporations.
We need to decrease military spending, ending tax evasion, employment a wealth tax, etc... there needs to be a major overhaul in the system and look what what we need vs. what we "want"
Yes, by eliminating federal agencies that are unconstitutional and by drastically reducing the salaries and benefits of government officials
No, increases taxes on the wealthy and large multinational corporations instead
No, reduce foreign military aid immediately. Bring home our military to benefit our own economy.
No, but cut benefits and salaries of elected officials
only on programs that are losing money
No, take from somewhere else
Yes, by revisiting the budget for salary and benefits in Congress.
No, but reduce military, focus on tax evasion of the rich and increase tax on wealthy
Essential public funding like for infrastructure and education and environment should be increased, bonuses and salaries for politicians should not be greater than a standard lawyer, certainly nowhere near the amount of celebrities or corporate executives.
I feel that I do not know enough about this topic to contribute an answer.
Yes, and eliminate all unconstitutional agencies, greatly slash the wages of senators, representatives, the President, and the Vice President.
No. Instead cut military spending, increase taxes on the wealthy, close corporate tax loopholes, and cap political salaries.
No, reduce the number of government officials and reduce their salaries instead
No hanging debt is a good thing it encourages more countries to do business with the USA
No, just increase taxes on the 1%.
Yes, but on wasteful spending.
Yes; decrease salaries and benefits for politicians, reduce military spending, get out of unnecessary wars, end loopholes that provide for tax evasion or tax shielding, increase taxes on the wealthy, increase taxes on large corporations, and end subsidies to corporations that are already wildly profitable.
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