February 17, 2004

President Bush's 2005 budget and the Democratic Party presidential primaries have fueled a debate over the budget deficit and what should be the appropriate policy response to the current deficit projections. Everyone has an opinion. Keeping track of the different arguments without a reference point is a daunting task. A coherent discussion of the economic effects of the budget deficit requires a general framework that allows one to catalogue the various arguments.

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