The New Age of Austerity is the phrase in today's article in The New York Times, by David Leonhardt, on the difficulty the United States will have in reducing the long-term debt problems it is facing. The root question is how much of tax increases and spending cuts can be done while keeping the economy growing and not having an adverse decline in government services. Basically, there are no painless choices, but there are less painful choices. And while everyone has to feel some of the pain, who should feel more and who should feel less is a hard political choice.
The times also has a great interactive budget puzzle, where the reader gets a change to put their own budget priorities to the test. Good luck.
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