02923nam 2200673Ia 450 991045045550332120200520144314.01-280-81291-597866108129120-8157-9639-0(CKB)1000000000238648(EBL)273534(OCoLC)476016422(SSID)ssj0000236947(PQKBManifestationID)11176355(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000236947(PQKBWorkID)10173434(PQKB)10619182(MiAaPQ)EBC273534(OCoLC)1017612429(MdBmJHUP)muse60865(Au-PeEL)EBL273534(CaPaEBR)ebr10063873(CaONFJC)MIL81291(OCoLC)56114725(EXLCZ)99100000000023864820041017d2004 my 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRestoring fiscal sanity[electronic resource] how to balance the budget /Alice M. Rivlin and Isabel Sawhill, editorsWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20041 online resource (152 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-7781-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Growing deficits and why they matter / Alice M. Rivlin and Isabel Sawhill -- Getting to balance : three alternative plans / Ron Haskins, Alice M. Rivlin, and Isabel Sawhill -- Reassessing national security / Lael Brainard and Michael O'Hanlon -- Restructuring domestic spending / Isabel Sawhill and Charles Schultze -- The impact of an aging population / Henry J. Aaron and Peter R. Orszag -- Meeting the revenue challenge / Henry J. Aaron, William G. Gale, and Peter R. Orszag.Restoring Fiscal Sanity, a group of Brookings scholars with high-level government experience provide an overview of the country's likely medium- and long-term spending needs and the resources available to pay for them. They propose three alternative fiscal paths that are more responsible than the current path. One plan emphasizes spending cuts, the second emphasizes revenue increases, and a third is a balanced mix between the two.BudgetUnited StatesBudget deficitsUnited StatesGovernment spending policyUnited StatesFiscal policyUnited StatesElectronic books.BudgetBudget deficitsGovernment spending policyFiscal policy352.4/8/0973Rivlin Alice M128415Sawhill Isabel V302114MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450455503321Restoring fiscal sanity2073251UNINA