1. Tax Cuts and Investment
2. A Balanced-Budget Amendment?
3. Balanced-Budget Amendment: Pro and Con

Bureau of the Public Debt
This page, provided by the Bureau of the Public Debt (a component of the Treasury Department) contains information on the size of the federal debt. Data on the size of the debt is available from 1791 to present.

The Concord Coalition
An organization formed to support a balanced federal budget and to ensure that Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid will survive for current and future generations.

Council of Economic Advisers
This group of professional economists is charged with providing "state-of-the-art" advice to the President on economic matters.

Congressional Budget Office
This site contains information about current federal taxation and spending issues.

Economic Report of the President, 2000
The Economic Report of the President contains a good discussion of recent U.S. macroeconomic performance. The site listed above contains a searchable version of the 5 most recent reports. If you prefer, you may also browse through the full text of the Economic Report of the President, 2000.

From Theory to Practice: Some Reflections (by Edward G. Boehne)
The President of the Philadelphia Fed reflects back on changes in economists understanding of the effects of discretionary fiscal and monetary policy over the past 30 years.

The Great Depression
The argument that suggested that the government should engage in an active fiscal policy designed to achieve potential GDP was first developed during the Great Depression. This page contains links to online resources dealing with this time period.

House Budget Committee (Republican page)
On this page you can find out why the President's plan will wreck the economy.

House Budget Committee (Democrat page)
On this page you can find out why the President's plan will save the economy.

Macroeconomic statistics and data
Links to a variety of online sources of macroeconomic statistics and data.

Facts and Myths About the National Debt (by Edward Flaherty)
A summary of some of the economic issues concerning the economic effect of the National debt.

Office of Management and Budget
This is the home page of the Executive agency most directly charged with formulating the federal budget each year.

Senate Budget Committee (Democrat page)
This page contains a list of links to the home pages of the members of the Committee, but little else at this time.

Senate Budget Committee (Republican page)
This page contains links to information on the deficit and debt as well as numerous press releases and policy statements.

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Other economic resources
This page contains a set of links to economic resources that may be of interest to introductory economics students.