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March 1981

Deficits and Inflation

by Scott E. Hein

Thirty state legislatures have now approved, and more are considering, resolutions petitioning for a constitutional convention that would require a balanced federal budget on a fiscal year basis. The U.S. Congress is also considering a similar resolution and appears mindful, especially in deliberations on President Reagan’s proposed tax and budget cuts, of widespread public demand to eliminate federal government deficits.