1. CATO Institute: Downsizing the Federal Government
- Author:
- Chris Edwards
- Publication Date:
- 06-2004
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Cato Institute
- Abstract:
- The federal government is headed toward a financial crisis as a result of chronic overspending, large deficits, and huge future cost increases in Social Security and Medicare. Social Security and Medicare would be big fiscal challenges even if the rest of the government were lean and efficient, but the budget is littered with wasteful and unnecessary programs.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Economics, and Government
- Political Geography:
- United States