Proponents of deficit reduction argue that governments who do not control budget deficits and debt are at risk of losing their ability to borrow money at affordable rates. Opponents of deficit reduction argue that government spending would increase demand for goods and services and help avert a dangerous fall into deflation, a downward spiral in wages and prices that can cripple an economy for years.
47% Yes |
53% No |
37% Yes |
33% No |
9% Yes, but by drastically reducing the benefits and salaries of government officials |
10% No, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
0% Yes, and increase taxes |
2% No, reduce the number of government officials instead |
0% Yes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional |
2% No, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead |
2% No, cuts to public spending will negatively affect the economy |
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2% No, reduce military spending instead |
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2% No, increase taxes on the wealthy instead |
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Unique answers from Italy users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@9CDSQW210mos10MO
No, just reallocate current spending
@95FJCTS2yrs2Y
No public spending decrease but also in case just cut where it is not useless and use that amount whee it needs and also to reduce public debit
@94SZH6Z2yrs2Y
Yes, by reducing not only the salaries but also the benefits of government officials and not rising taxes but putting a flat tax on great company to avoid delocalisation
@94QMR5T2yrs2Y
Yes, by reducing the benefits and salaries of government officials, end tax evasion, increase tax on the wealthy, tax the multinational corporations
@94MGBLZ2yrs2Y
non sono abbastanza informata per poter rispondere
@94MBGDY2yrs2Y
No, but redirect public spending to more profitable outputs
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@BagelsGenesis5mos5MO
Germany froze public spending for the rest of the year after a court declared the government’s spending plans unconstitutional, dealing a blow to Europe’s recovery and efforts to beef up its defenses and reduce carbon emissions.The court decision is likely to widen the economic speed gap between Europe, whose economy has stagnated for over a year, and the U.S., which grew at an annualized 5% in the three months through September, turbocharged by massive fiscal stimulus. Berlin’s decision to freeze all federal spending for the rest of the year came after the court defunded the government’s 60 billion euro—the equivalent of more than $65 billion—green-transition project. The court said Berlin couldn’t repurpose unspent credits originally earmarked to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic to fund environmental and energy projects. It said Berlin was bound by the country’s constitutionally enshrined fiscal rules that limit budget deficits to 0.35% of gross domestic product in normal times.
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