格式化内容附注: | 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. |