Economics 210: Topics in Economics- The Deficit, Debt, and Generation X Block 3 -- Oct. 28 - Nov. 20, 1996 Block 3 -- Oct. 27 - Nov. 19, 1997

Inter-generational issues of fairness, compassion, and discipline permeate the debate in the US and other industrial countries about government expenditures continually outpacing revenues and the resulting national debt as a burden on future generations. The expectations people of various ages have about the nature of their economy and what governments will do for them vs. what they must do for themselves fuels a lively, increasingly bitter debate among generations. This course explores the political economy of the government budget-national debt debate from the perspective of how retirees, baby boomers, and generation X-XIII view the problem and its possible solutions.
1 unit - Hecox