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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEconomists see higher taxes as way to cut deficit
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NABE_SURVEY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-03-26-07-22-40NEW YORK (AP) -- Economists say a combination of higher taxes and lower spending is the best way to reduce the federal budget deficit.
A survey on economic policies conducted by the National Association for Business Economists released Monday also forecast that short-term interest rates would remain at current levels for at least another year.
The economists say the Federal Reserve should not buy more bonds to support and stimulate the economy, as it has in the last few years, even though the policy has been effective. With the economic recovery strengthening, the economists say the Fed doesn't need to buy more bonds this year. The Fed began buying Treasury bonds during the recession after the 2008 financial crisis to try to lower long-term interest rates and help jump-start the economy.
In an election year, the growing U.S. federal deficit has drawn heightened partisan debate in Congress over spending and taxes with not much resolution in sight. The deficit is on pace to exceed $1 trillion for the fourth straight year. The gap worsened during the Great Recession when tax revenues plummeted after millions of people lost their jobs and corporate profits fell.
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Economists see higher taxes as way to cut deficit (Original Post)
xchrom
Mar 2012
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Instead the opposite will happen and cuts, lots and lots of cuts to programs
SammyWinstonJack
Mar 2012
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hifiguy
(33,688 posts)1. From the Blinding Grasp of the Obvious Department.
Raise taxes on the rich. Slash spending on military imperialism. Easy as pie.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)3. Instead the opposite will happen and cuts, lots and lots of cuts to programs
that are desperately needed by those of us who are not stinking filthy rich.