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
