Find the answer over at AEI's online magazine, The American.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
What drives the long-term budget deficit -- spending increases or falling taxes?
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- Andrew G. Biggs
- I am a Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, where my work focuses on Social Security policy. Previously I held several positions within the Social Security Administration, including Deputy Commissioner for Policy and principal Deputy Commissioner. Prior to that I was a Social Security Analyst at the Cato Institute. In 2005 I worked on Social Security reform at the White House National Economic Council, and in 2001 I was on the staff of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security. My Bachelor's degree is from the Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland. I have Master's degrees from Cambridge University and the University of London and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science. I can be contacted at andrew.biggs @ aei.org.
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Very interesting article! I love the taxes or spending as % of GDP measures.
I wonder what the average tax and spending as a % of GDP values have been over the past 50 years, but just counting years where the budget deficit has been less than 3% of GDP (which I think is a standard goal of keeping deficits at least under 3%GDP). By just focusing on these successful years, the averages could yield good potential goals for the upcoming deficit commission.
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