Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment Poses Serious Risks
March 16, 2018
March 16, 2018
WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Center on Budget & Policy Priorities issued the following news release:
A balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution would be an unusual and economically dangerous way to address the nation's long-term fiscal problems. It would threaten significant economic harm, as explained below. It also would raise a host of problems for the operation of Social Security and other vital federal programs. It's striking that the House Republican leadership in . . .
A balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution would be an unusual and economically dangerous way to address the nation's long-term fiscal problems. It would threaten significant economic harm, as explained below. It also would raise a host of problems for the operation of Social Security and other vital federal programs. It's striking that the House Republican leadership in . . .