Budget deficit
Congressional Budget office(CBO) estimates that the budget
deficit of the fiscal year 2011 is about $1.3 trillion. The deficit
for 2012 was to improve little(around $1.1 trillion). The deficit
for 2013 was $680 billion. Finally the deficit reduced to $483
billion for 2014. The federal budget deficit of 2015 was $439
billion. The federal budget deficit of 2016 was $534 billion. The
federal budget deficit of 2017 was $668 billion.
Q1) Are we going back to the budget deficit cycle again? Is it
because of slow recovery, sagging stock market or the war against
terror or the president Obama's stimulus policy?
Q2) Although the war against IRAQ was over quick(?), there
will be involved with the additional cost after the war including
the reconstruction and humanitarian aids , or another war(Afghan)
or fighting against ISIS. How does this military cost contribute to
our rising budget deficit?
Q3) Will Trump's stimulus package( Spending increase and Tax
cut) contribute to another huge budget deficit down the road? Is
this TAX CUT with large budget deficit necessary for the economy
now( could this policy be overheating the economy or inflationary?)
or will it cause another financial danger to haunt US economy soon
due to crowding out from these huge deficit?
Q4) To finance current budget deficit, US government relies on
T bond sales. The significant portion(over 30%) of T bonds are
purchased by foreign governments or capitalists(lately China). What
is your opinion about relying on foreign debt to finance US budget
deficit? If some foreign countries became unhappy about trade or
political matter with US government ( of the new president, Trump)
or due to lack of confidence over US T Bond and decided to cash out
(sell) US T bonds they are holding, what economic consequence do
you expect to be occurred?
Q5) US national debt to its GDP is a little over %100.
Japanese national debt to its GDP is getting close to %250. Could
this be a potential disaster for the global economy ,since Japanese
economy is 3rd largest one in the world?
(each dicussional question need be around 10 sentences and
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