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Do you support a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution? Although support has been found for it among the American people, like in this poll, it would of course be difficult to add any amendment to the Constitution. Especially because even among people who support the measure there is much disagreement.
For example there is this version introduced by Justin Amash which uses an average of non-borrowing revenue from the previous three years and can only be suspended if an emergency is declared by 2/3s of each house.
There's also this version introduced by Mark Udall that uses projected figures for the next year, does not apply during a time of declared war and can be exceeded by a 3/5s vote in each House. It also makes it illegal to reduce taxes on those making more than $1 million a year if that would make outlays exceed receipts for any year.
So, do you support any variation of this type of amendment or do you believe that adding a balanced budget amendment would be unnecessary and economically damaging.
For example there is this version introduced by Justin Amash which uses an average of non-borrowing revenue from the previous three years and can only be suspended if an emergency is declared by 2/3s of each house.
There's also this version introduced by Mark Udall that uses projected figures for the next year, does not apply during a time of declared war and can be exceeded by a 3/5s vote in each House. It also makes it illegal to reduce taxes on those making more than $1 million a year if that would make outlays exceed receipts for any year.
So, do you support any variation of this type of amendment or do you believe that adding a balanced budget amendment would be unnecessary and economically damaging.