The American Deficit

By Helen P. Rogers

Subjects: Budget deficits, Economic conditions, Capitalism, Economic policy

Description: Rogers looks at our debt, past, present and future from various perspectives and casts doubt on some widely held beliefs: Is a balanced budget desirable? What's behind the debate over government accounting practices? Are we really building defense on the backs of the poor? How and where are we spending? Should we fear a foreign economic take-over? How accurate is the data our government uses for its projections? What really caused our trade deficit? What do we want from government? Are we willing to pay for it? What is government's legitimate purpose? Whose priorities anyway? Is America a nation of wimps? Should we copy Japanese management techniques? Is America's decline inevitable as one more cycle in history? Do we have or do we need a national purpose? Do we need floating or fixed exchange rates? Do high interest rates always lead to inflation? Has the dollar fallen too far? Do outdated election practices prevent Americans from getting the best leaders? Was Lenin right in 1917--will we spend ourselves out of existence? The American Deficit: Fulfillment of a Prophecy? contains a variety of well researeched ideas presented in a language and style that is readily understood. TIMELY and INFORMATIVE!