Can we make ends meet?

- - CAN WE MAKE ENDS MEET? Should the government balance the federal budget? One might assune assume that it would be good to balance the federal budget. However, a few economic thinkers disagree and have suggested new paradigms. For the last sixty years, the government has run budget deficits as a primary method for stimulating economies with high unemployment rates. In theory, the budget should return to balance or surplus during boom times. According to …

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