Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the U. S.

Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the U. S. PDF

Author: Henry J. Hyde

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1998-10

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0788172964

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Presents the proceedings of the Feb. 1997 hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives. Includes the text of the proposed amendment to the Constitution, H.J. Res. 1, an opening statement, and witness testimony. Witnesses include members of the Congress, the former Assistant and Acting Attorney General, and representatives from the Dept. of the Treasury, University of Chicago School of Law, the Concord Coalition, the American Association of Retired Persons, and the Alexis de Toqueville Institution. Also contains transcripts letters and statements submitted for the hearing.

Balancing Acts

Balancing Acts PDF

Author: Richard Briffault

Publisher: Twentieth Century Foundation

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13:

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This book analyzes the states' experience with balanced budget requirements and extrapolates lessons for a federal amendment. The author's focus is not on the wisdom of cutting the federal budget deficit, but rather on the role and effectiveness of these requirements in achieving budgetary balance.

Why the Balanced Budget Amendment Is Good for Americans

Why the Balanced Budget Amendment Is Good for Americans PDF

Author: John R. Kasich

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1998-06

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 0788170694

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Discusses the balanced budget amendment with testimony reflecting the viewpoints of private citizens, as well as prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from members of Congress, and professionals in the field of economics (James C. Miller, III, Citizens for a Sound Economy; Richard K. Vedder, Prof. of Economics, Ohio Univ.; Charles Schultze, Brookings Institute; Annelise Anderson, Hoover Institute; Allen Schick, Univ. of MD). Includes discussion of the economics of constitutional budget restraints, the impact of the welfare state on the American economy, and taxes and deficits. Charts and tables.

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