Deficit spending
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title:
Deficit spending
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Within the budgetary process, deficit spending is the amount by which spending exceeds revenue over a particular period of time, also called simply deficit, or budget deficit, the opposite of budget surplus. The term may be applied to the budget of a government, private company, or individual. A central point of controversy in economics, government deficit spending was first identified as a necessary economic tool by John Maynard Keynes in the wake of the Great Depression.
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Spending in excess of revenue
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deficit_spending
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2003-07-15T23:36:11Z
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2024-09-12T21:16:13Z
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