
- 144 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Downsizing Federal Government Spending is a clear and essential guide for policymakers and voters alike on reducing federal spending and on preventing a massive budget crisis that could crush the generations ahead. It provides a detailed series of comprehensive and concise policy strategies to reduce rampant government spending and the national deficit. Sectioned by topic – including Agriculture, Defense, Education (both K-12 and Higher Education), Healthcare, Foreign Policy, and Fiscal Policy - each chapter has been meticulously researched by Cato scholars. Consistent and informed critiques of federally-funded programs come with solid alternatives – identifying areas for needed spending cuts, state-based funding, privatization, termination, and more.
Edited by Chris Edwards, this collection moves forward with the crucial task of evaluating federal spending, and reveals how spending changes and cuts would not only eliminate the deficit, but also strengthen the economy, enlarge personal freedom, and leave a positive fiscal legacy for the next generation.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. Cutting Federal Spending
- 2. Agricultural Policy
- 3. K–12 Education
- 4. Higher Education
- 5. Medicaid
- 6. Medicare
- 7. Social Security
- 8. Military Budget
- 9. Foreign Aid
- 10. Earned Income Tax Credit
- 11. Infrastructure Investment
- 12. Fiscal Federalism
- 13. Special-Interest Spending
- 14. Fiscal Rules that Work
- 15. Averting National Bankruptcy
- CONTRIBUTORS