Why Federal Budget Cuts Are So Hard

Why Federal Budget Cuts Are So Hard
The U.S. Capitol as seen from the National Mall in Washington on Aug. 9, 2024. Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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People often ask about solutions to the decline of living standards, the soaring costs of everything from housing to education, the decline of traditional manufacturing on U.S. shores, the depletion of saved capital for investment, and the growth of government power, which has compromised personal privacy and freedom of speech. The most immediate answer to it all is budget cuts toward an actual balanced budget.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]