Difference between revisions of "Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy"

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1. The government must raise funds through taxation or borrowing in order to spend. In other words, government spending is limited by its ability to tax or borrow.
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#. The government must raise funds through taxation or borrowing in order to spend. In other words, government spending is limited by its ability to tax or borrow.
2. With government deficits, we are leaving our debt burden to our children.
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#. With government deficits, we are leaving our debt burden to our children.
3. Government budget deficits take away savings.  
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#. Government budget deficits take away savings.  
4. Social Security is broken.  
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#. Social Security is broken.  
5. The trade deficit is an unsustainable imbalance that takes away jobs and output.  
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#. The trade deficit is an unsustainable imbalance that takes away jobs and output.  
6. We need savings to provide the funds for investment.  
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#. We need savings to provide the funds for investment.  
7. It’s a bad thing that higher deficits today mean higher taxes tomorrow.
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#. It’s a bad thing that higher deficits today mean higher taxes tomorrow.

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