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ERIC Number: EJ342539
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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The Federal Deficit and the National Debt.
Walstad, William B.
Educational Leadership, v44 n2 p74-75 Oct 1986
National debts and deficits are not the curse on the economy that they might seem. The goal of establishing a balanced fiscal policy will not be obtained by simplistic legislation calling for an annual balanced budget or automatic (and harmful) spending cuts. (IW)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Economic Status, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Financial Policy, Financial Problems, Government School Relationship, Prediction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Federal Deficit; Government Spending; National Debt; United States