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But after the world abandoned the Bretton Woods system in the early 1970s, governments—including the U.S. government—learned to allay the costs of unemployment either by lowering interest rates to encourage consumer lending or through unrestricted deficit spending.
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Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
To counter those deficit spending effects, House GOP leaders have vowed to cut at least $1.5 trillion from federal programs over the next 10 years.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Nonetheless, deficit spending has persisted to a significant degree under recent Republican and Democratic presidents.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
That deficit spending is driving world war levels of debt and will bankrupt the country.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
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Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
To counter those deficit spending effects, House GOP leaders have vowed to cut at least $1.5 trillion from federal programs over the next 10 years.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Nonetheless, deficit spending has persisted to a significant degree under recent Republican and Democratic presidents.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
That deficit spending is driving world war levels of debt and will bankrupt the country.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deficit spending
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“Deficit spending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deficit%20spending. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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