budget deficits

"All of the federal government's efforts to stem the tide in the financial meltdown that began with the subprime mortgage crisis have added hundreds of billions of dollars to the national debt. FRONTLINE reports on how this debt will constrain and challenge the new Obama administration, and on the growing chorus on both sides of the aisle that without fiscal reform, the United States government may face a debt crisis of its own, which makes the current financial situation pale in comparison. Through interviews with leading experts and insiders in government finance, the film investigates the causes and potential outcomes of - and possible solutions to - America's $10 trillion debt.".

Contains reprints of articles examining the origins of deficit financing, the large deficits of the 1980s, the arguments for and against deficit financing, and policy choices facing political leaders today.

I.O.U.S.A. boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States. Burdened with an ever-expanding government, increased international competition, overextended entitlement programs, and more.

Contains twenty-four articles that provide a variety of opinions on the topic of government spending, discussing the state of current government spending, deficit spending and debt, how spending policies affect the economy, and potential changes that will benefit future challenges.

Documents Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress' efforts to restore the American economy since 2009. Details the policymaking efforts that defined this process and reveals why they failed to set the country back on track.

Examines the budget process, government spending, tax system, and other aspects of the current federal debt problems in the United States.

Provides insight and perspective as to the inner workings of the American government's fiscal strategy through the ages and looks at various responses through the years to economic crises, wars, and recessions.