Criticism
Some believe that deficit hawks use deficits as an excuse to oppose government spending. William Greider claims, "Their real intent is to stymie the very spending programs that can deliver economic recovery and relief to battered citizens." He points to the example of World War II spending during the Great Depression, in which the government ran up massive deficits but brought about America's postwar prosperity by taking greater control of the economy, focusing production on arms and suppressing consumption.
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