Move to Defend: The Case against the Constitutional Amendments Seeking to Overturn Citizens United
We read news stories almost every day that simply assume that government spending is good for the economy. Any defense or nondefense spending restraint will hurt economic growth, it is supposed. But is this really the case? Cato scholar Chris Edwards argues that, while government spending certainly helps the government-dependent parts of the U.S. economy, its impact on the private economy is clearly negative.
- “Government Spending Up, Private GDP Down,” by Chris Edwards
- “Why in the World Are We All Keynesians Again? The Flimsy Case for Stimulus Spending,” by Andrew T. Young
- “Should U.S. Fiscal Policy Address Slow Growth or the Debt? A Nondilemma,” by Jeffrey A. Miron



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