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02597aam a22003498i 4500 001 8FBCDD60708D11E9BD071A7197128E48 003 SILO 005 20190507010114 008 180709s2019 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018031184 020 $a 0190645415 020 $a 9780190645410 035 $a (OCoLC)1044778930 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d HHO $d UAP $d JIU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Gale, William G. 245 10 $a Fiscal therapy : $b curing America's debt addiction and investing in the future / $c William G. Gale. 264 1 $a New York : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2019] 300 $a xiii, 335 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 520 $a "America faces two related economic challenges. Rising federal debt will hurt our economy while a fractured society has left many people behind and let critical investments lag. This book proposes a plan to solve both problems and strengthen the economy and the nation for the future"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 8 $a Machine generated contents note: -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Introduction -- THE PROBLEM -- 2. Meet the federal budget -- basics, vocabulary, etc. -- 3. The Budget Outlook -- where we are headed -- 4. Economic Effects of Public Debt -- why where we are headed is a problem -- 5. What would a solution look like? The right target, the fiscal gap, timing and uncertainty -- ON THE ROAD TO A SOLUTION -- 6. History -- How did we get here? What do we learn from that? -- 7. Growth -- Effect of tax and spending policy changes on growth -- 8. Fairness -- How income distribution and economic mobility issues affect fiscal choices -- 9. Politics -- Political factors and public opinion as they influence fiscal policy -- SOLUTIONS -- 10. Health care -- 11. Social security and retirement -- 12. Defense and national security -- 13. The safety net and government investment -- 14. Income tax reform -- 15. Corporate/business tax reform -- 16. Consumption tax/value-added tax -- 17. Energy taxes/Carbon tax -- 18. Budget process -- CONCLUSION -- 19. Conclusion. 650 0 $a Finance, Public $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic policy $y 21st century. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic conditions $y 21st century. 651 0 $a United States $x Social policy $y 21st century. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220506014643.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20190507011248.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8FBCDD60708D11E9BD071A7197128E48 994 $a C0 $b JIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search