Discover how deficit spending works and stimulates the economy, guided by Keynesian theory. Learn about its impact, benefits, and criticism.

The U.S. federal deficit remains historically high, but recent fiscal swings have not significantly disrupted economic growth or inflation trends. Since 2009, the Federal Reserve's shift to a quantity ...

Auditor Fitzpatrick is urging lawmakers to take immediate action to curb the trend of deficit spending before the state's ...

Learn how fiscal policies like government spending and tax changes impact budget deficits. Understand their influence on economic stability and growth.

NEW YORK - NEW YORK - JUNE 1: A man walks near the National Debt Clock in Midtown Manhattan on June 1, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/VIEWpress) The federal budget is a mess, ...

As was the case in the Trump 1.0 administration, a key policy objective of the Trump 2.0 administration is to reduce the trade deficit and to bring manufacturing jobs back home. However, as was the ...

The main worry about any set of government finances is whether the budget is balanced or not. In other words, does the ...

A tally of the spending that sank a surplus. Feb. 1, 2010— -- President Obama announced a $3.83 trilion budget today that he hopes will fight unemployment while freezing spending on some ...