The age of deficits
This explores the role of presidents in the emergence of large deficits in the period from 1976 through 2008 and shows how they have all, with Bill Clinton's exception, subordinated balanced budgets to the achievements of other parts of their political agenda.
Fiscal policyBudget deficitsEconomic policyPresidentsPublic FinancePolitical partiesHistoryPresidents, united statesPolitical parties, united statesFinance, public, united statesUnited states, economic policy, 2001-2009