Norquist Holds the Deficit Hostage to 'Starve the Beast' Theory
3 Pages Posted: 26 Mar 2011
Date Written: March 21, 2011
Abstract
This article discusses the prospects for long-term deficit reduction given the strenuous opposition to higher taxes by influential Republican adviser Grover Norquist, who has gotten virtually every Republican in Congress to sign his no-new-taxes pledge.
JEL Classification: H20, H60, K34
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Bartlett, Bruce, Norquist Holds the Deficit Hostage to 'Starve the Beast' Theory (March 21, 2011). Tax Notes, Vol. 130, No. 12, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1791929 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1791929
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