Analysis

Analysis: Deficit Spending Is Deeply Harmful To Long-Term Economic Growth

Ben Zeisloft
Analysis: Deficit Spending Is Deeply Harmful To Long-Term Economic Growth
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A new analysis reveals that long-term economic growth in the United States is significantly dampened by federal deficit spending.

Economists from Penn Wharton Budget Model — a project of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School that evaluates public policy proposals — released an interactive tool that permits users to observe the effects of deficit spending on the American economy.

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