Reducing the Deficit: Spending and Revenue OptionsCongress of the U.S., Congressional Budget Office, 1996 - 496 pages |
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Page iii - The policy options included in this report come from many sources, and most have been considered by the Congress at some time. In accordance with CBO's mandate to provide objective and impartial analysis, the discussion of each option presents the cases for and against it as fairly as possible. CBO does not endorse the options included, nor does exclusion of any proposal imply a recommendation. All divisions of the Congressional Budget Office contribute to this report.
Page 11 - without discretionary inflation" assume that discretionary spending remains frozen in dollar terms at the level of the 1998 caps. na = not applicable a These changes represent only one of a large number of possible paths that would lead to a balanced budget The exact path depends on when deficit reduction begins and the specific policies adopted by the Congress and the President The path illustrated in this table is not based on any specific policy assumptions but does assume that policies are fully...
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