1.0 link 85137 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-bittle-and-jean-johnson/three-ugly-little-truths-_b_85137.html Here's the background we should all keep in mind about the budget President Bush sent to Congress this week. The big headline is that this is the first $3 trillion federal budget, but more importantly, the United States is $9 trillion dollars in debt. The country runs deficits routinely and faces another $400 billion gap this coming year. We face huge expenses down the road as 78 million baby boomers start collecting Social Security and needing help from Medicare. Frankly...

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