Surpluses, Zero National Debt, and Unfunded Liabilities : What Are the Policy Options.

Summarizes policy options for budget surpluses and views on their application toward paying down the national debt. Examines long- and medium-term problems of public debt and various policy options, including a path to zero debt, and projected use of surpluses after retiring public debt through acti...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2001.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Summarizes policy options for budget surpluses and views on their application toward paying down the national debt. Examines long- and medium-term problems of public debt and various policy options, including a path to zero debt, and projected use of surpluses after retiring public debt through active government investment, passive government investment, and individual savings accounts.
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