Issues NavigatorGlobal Challenges
Strategic Regions
Domestic DebatesTag cloudSee All Tags |
TagsMost popular
NATO US Russia EU Afghanistan Iran Obama China climate change Germany financial crisis Israel Pakistan India terrorism Europe Iraq Georgia US Foreign Policy Middle East democracy Turkey Syria Arab Spring US elections 2008 Palestine taliban Economic crisis transatlantic relations UN
All items tagged budget deficitGlobal Must Read ArticlesSeptember 15, 2011 | Cutting Defense to Save the EconomyAs the bipartisan “supercommittee” prepares to find ways to cut the deficit by $1.5 trillion, Democrats are proposing tax increases for America’s highest earners. ++ Instead of raising taxes, legislators should focus on cutting US defense spending. ++ The national debt cannot be reduced without making serious cuts to the US defense budget. ++ National security depends more on a healthy economy ... MoreSeptember 14, 2011 | Britain Rejects EU Defense ProposalAn EU plan to create a defense-planning headquarters in Brussels has been met with harsh opposition in Britain. ++ As European countries struggle to balance budgets, British politicians see the proposed European project as costly and unnecessary. ++ While the UK is willing to play a central role in NATO’s foreign and defense policy, it is increasingly distancing itself from European ... MoreFebruary 3, 2010 | US Deficit Projected to Shift World OrderPresident Obama has projected that it will take at least ten years to eliminate America’s budget deficit. ++ The US could face a situation similar to the one Japan did—as its debt rose, its influence worldwide declined. ++ “How long can the world’s biggest borrower remain the world’s biggest power?” ++ For this reason, Obama hopes to wind down the war in ... MoreJanuary 27, 2009 | What's With the Republicans?Republicans are very slow to understand that their policies have worked against America. ++ Their illusions are reflected in their doubts over the President’s stimulus plan: they argue that it legitimates excessive spending at a time when the continuous shedding of labour requires conservative spending. ++ G.O.P policies which redistributed wealth to those on the top of the income ladder ... MoreJanuary 19, 2009 | New Taxes: Solution Out of Financial CrisisThe new US government has opted for raising taxes in an attempt to exit the financial crisis: a necessary step indeed considering the dangerous state of the economy as a result of the huge budget deficit accumulated during the Bush years. ++ The problem is that “the country has an idiotic income tax system” and as such it will not be sufficient to “fill more than a small part of the revenue ... MoreDecember 2, 2008 | The US Needs to Spend to Overcome RecessionPublic spending, especially on infrastructure and new technologies, is needed to build up steam in this stagnant economy. ++ Building up more state debt and increasing the budget deficit is nothing to worry about right now. ++ Cutting back on spending would do nothing to lower short term interest rates, which are already close to zero. ++ A tight budget could bring long-term rates down a little, ... MoreNovember 18, 2008 | Europe's Economy Needs Cooperative EffortsTo answer the G20’s calls for budgetary stimulus, Europe needs a three-part recovery program. ++ EU member states must pledge to equally share the burden of recovery. ++ Because many countries will exceed EU deficit limits, budgetary boosts need to be accompanied by an agreement to strengthen the EU’s fiscal framework. ++ Member states should make a commitment to avoid borrowing at ... More |
CommunityJobs / InternshipsCall for PapersAtlantic EventsPartnersUser of the dayPoll |
