| Description: | This report discusses how the total debt of the federal government can increase, an historical overview of debt limits, and how the current economic slowdown has led to higher deficits and thereby a series of debt limit increases, as well as legislation related to these increases. |
|---|---|
| Creator(s): | |
| Location(s): | United States |
| Creation Date: | January 6, 2012 |
| Partner(s): |
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
|
| Collection(s): |
Congressional Research Service Reports
|
| Usage: |
Total Uses: 15
Past 30 days: 0
Yesterday: 0
|
| Creator (Author): |
Austin, D. Andrew
Analyst in Economic Policy |
|
|---|---|---|
| Creator (Author): |
Levit, Mindy R.
Analyst in Public Finance |
|
| Publisher Info: |
Publisher Name: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
Place of Publication: Washington D.C.
|
|
| Original Creation Date: | January 6, 2012 | |
| Coverage: |
|
|
| Description: | This report discusses how the total debt of the federal government can increase, an historical overview of debt limits, and how the current economic slowdown has led to higher deficits and thereby a series of debt limit increases, as well as legislation related to these increases. |
|
| Physical Description: |
35 pages. |
|
| Language(s): | ||
| Subject(s): |
|
|
| Partner: |
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
|
|
| Collection: |
Congressional Research Service Reports
|
|
| Identifier: |
|
|
| Resource Type: | Report | |
| Format: | Text | |
