Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: Daniel Heil Discusses “America Off Balance”

Educating the public on the perils of Washington’s budget-reform inaction.

Matters of Policy & PoliticsSeptember 25, 2019
Area 45: Daniel Heil Discusses “America Off Balance”

Federal budget choices have consequences – for this and for future generations of Americans. Daniel Heil, a Hoover research fellow specializing in fiscal policy, takes us on a tour of “America Off Balance” – a Hoover interactive site that seeks to educate the public on the perils of Washington’s budget-reform inaction.

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