Political Economy - Interesting Items

DOES THE US FACE A LONG-TERM FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY PROBLEM?

https://www.ut.edu/uploadedFiles/Academics/Business/Economics/TBEFall2018.pdf
Government Debt Sustainability

http://www.milkenreview.org/articles/government-debt

Need for Comprehensive Tax Reform

http://larrysummers.com/2019/04/01/fair-comprehensive-tax-reform-is-the-right-path-forward/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/yes-our-tax-system-needs-reform-lets-start-with-this-first-step/2019/11/17/4d23f8d4-07dd-11ea-924a-28d87132c7ec_story.html

Political Hurdles Preventing Reform of US Healthcare System

http://www.milkenreview.org/articles/life-and-politics-beyond-the-affordable-care-act

Simon F. Haeder notes:

“Critical bulwarks of society, like the health care system, are creatures of their time and place, reflections of political and economic institutions and the interactions between constitutional constraints and the culture. In America, these interactions inevitably echo a strong suspicion of government and a fear of concentrated power paired with devotion to individualism and personal responsibility”.