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The US deficit / Kathy Jennings and Lynn M. Zott, book editors.

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Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2013.

Budget deficits -- United States.

Government spending policy -- United States.

Taxation -- United States.

United States -- Economic policy -- 2009-

9780737760507 (hardcover)

0737760508 (hardcover)

9780737760514 (pbk.)

0737760516 (pbk.)

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)

264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

ch. 1. What are some key issues in the debate over the deficit? Deficit reduction is crucial to strengthen the US economy / Carla Fried -- Deficit reduction will not strengthen the US economy / Joseph E. Stiglitz -- Job growth will lead to US economic recovery and deficit reduction / Dean Baker -- Deficit reduction must take place before job growth can occur / Peter D. Schiff -- Debate over deficit reduction is more about politics than the economy / Christopher Hayes -- Poor economic policy does more harm to the economy than a large deficit / Daniel Berger -- ch. 2. What role should taxes play in deficit reduction? Raising taxes can help reduce the budget deficit / Congressional Budget Office -- Raising taxes will not resolve the budget deficit / Tino Sanandaji and Arvid Malm -- Placing limits on tax expenditures will raise revenue and lower the budget deficit / Martin Feldstein -- Tax increases for wealthy Americans would greatly reduce the deficit / Robert Reich -- The price of taxing the rich / Robert Frank -- Tax reform is necessary to reduce the deficit / Barack Obama ; Reducing the deficit through tax reform is unrealistic / Len Burman -- ch. 3. Will cuts to entitlement programs reduce the deficit? Cuts to entitlements and other programs are essential to reduce the deficit / Michael Tanner -- Cuts to crucial government programs will make the deficit larger / Mike Whitney -- Medicare reforms benefiting middle and lower income Americans could reduce the deficit / Michele Swenson -- Cutting Medicare spending is unnecessary because it is an affordable program / James Kwak -- Social security spending is a major contributor to the deficit and must be cut / Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget -- Social security does not add to the deficit and cuts could destroy the program / National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare -- Cuts should be made to health care costs, not to entitlement programs / Alan S. Blinder -- Entitlement spending must be cut because the US population is aging / Charles Blahous -- ch. 4. Should defense spending be cut to reduce the deficit? Cutting defense spending will reduce the deficit and increase national security / David Morris -- The dangerous debate over cutting military spending / Robert J. Samuelson -- Cutting defense spending should be done carefully to preserve national security / Dick K. Nanto and Mindy R. Levit -- The US defense budget is bloated and can be easily cut / Taylor Marvin -- Past presidential administrations provide a blueprint for sustainable defense spending / Lawrence J. Korb, Laura Conley, and Alex Rothman -- Reforming the defense industry will help cut defense spending and the deficit / August Cole -- America can no longer afford to keep the world safe / Will Wilkinson.

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