Sharp increases in federal income tax rates

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Each year since winning control of the House of Representatives in the 2010 election, Tea Party Republicans have argued that we need to immediately initiate sharp reductions in government spending and entitlement programs and rapidly move towards a balanced budget. Many Democrats, while arguing that tax rate increases on high income earners need to be part of the any deficit reduction program, have agreed that we need to initiate budget deficit reduction now.

A. What is the argument against attempting to balance the Federal Government budget rapidly at the present time via either deep cut in Federal Government spending or sharp increases in federal income tax rates?

B. Does this argument imply that budget deficits don’t matter in the long run? If not, why might the impact of large deficits predicted in the long run under current tax and spending programs be different than the impact today?

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