Talk:Deficit spending

message: I fall toward neither direction in this argument - whether deficit spending is good or bad - but this article, in so many places, lacks the most basic of wikipedia precepts - that information be sourced. There are at least thirty places in this article that assert knowledge without a source. 75.134.26.34 (talk) 04:52, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Severe lack of references 

message: I didn't want to edit the article itself, but in the "Sound Finance" section, it's stated that Vermont is the only state with balanced budget amendment. That is incorrect. I don't know about all the states, but Texas Constitution also requires a balanced budget
HITMANactual666 (talk) 11:40, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  ERROR 

message: :Section added. —Nils von Barth (nbarth) (talk) 01:31, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shouldn’t merge 

message: :Section added. —Nils von Barth (nbarth) (talk) 01:31, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation 

message: Something seems wrong with this sentence:
 This raises the real gross domestic product (GDP) and the employment of labor, all else constant lowering the unemployment rate.
Could it maybe be written as follows? "This raises the real gross domestic product (GDP) and the employment of labor, and if all else is constant, lowers the unemployment rate."
Thanks. TimidGuy (talk) 20:52, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Went ahead and made this change. TimidGuy (talk) 18:36, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Problem syntax 

message: This article badly needs more citations.  Comments such as "nearly all economists" need to be clarified.  There are very large numbers of economists that disagree with much of Keyensian philosophy.  This article needs more balance and citations.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.255.22.38
:Agreed on more citations; I’ve summarized my understanding of the economic positions (mainstream: cyclical deficit; sound money: balanced budget/surplus; Post-Keynesian/Chartalist: deficit spending) on this highly controversial topic, with some references; more would be especially appreciated!
:—Nils von Barth (nbarth) (talk) 01:31, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citations 

message: When a government borrows, it must borrow. To the corporate borrower who must see the possibility of profit from borrowing, the interest rate becomes a limbo stick, and a time comes when they can no longer afford to borrow. They are then said to be "crowded out".
This aspect of deficit spending puts the death knell on economic recovery and sends an economy into a deep downward spiral.
-- This should be edited. First of all: When a government borrows, it must borrow. Doesn't seem real bright. Also:
 This aspect of deficit spending puts the death knell on economic recovery and sends an economy into a deep downward spiral. --> not very balance, an increase in borrowing rate automatically sends an economy into a deep downward spiral???  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 135.12.16.7 (talk) 16:50, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crowding out 

message: I'm sure there must be both pro and anti US deficit spending public policy organizations. Listing those in a section, along w/links, would be most helpful.
Phantom in ca (talk) 23:46, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  National Deficit Public Policy Organizations? 

message: Deficit financing is an arrangement in which television and cable networks obtain most programs through paying the studio that creates a show a license fee in exchange for the right to air the show...
I wonder if this entry has anything to do with Public Finance?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deisik (talk • contribs) 14:42, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I came here to make exactly the same point. In a day or two I'm going to be be bold and spin it off almost-instinct 17:40, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

text: Done - all info pasted into Deficit financing almost-instinct 13:02, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deficit financing 

message: I think the exact definition of Deficit Spending in the first sentence should be expanded.  (Sorry but I'm not qualified to do it.)  Relating it to the budget by saying it's also called Budget Deficit confuses me:  If the total budget was $1T and included in that was $1B of borrowing, but instead we had to borrow $6B (due to rising interest rates or whatever) and spent $1.005T, what would the budget deficit be, spending above the budget ($5B) or how much the debt actually increased ($6B)?
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thread_title:  Basic Definition