Government Spending

Rising Deficits -- Don't Blame the Economy

Bob Greenstein | Posted 10.17.2008 | Business

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Bob Greenstein

New government estimates show that the federal government will be in a big hole in fiscal 2009 -- a $546 billion deficit. They also help show how we got into this hole -- and the answer may surprise you.

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The Bush/McCain Incompetence Taxes

Chuck Lasker | Posted 08.11.2008 | Home

Read More: George Bush, No Bid Contracts, Taxes, John McCain, Conservatives, Liberals, George W. Bush, Government Spending, Barack Obama, Bush War Tax, Bush Fiscal Conservative, Bush Incompetence, Bush Taxes, Home News
Chuck Lasker

I happily used the "tax and spend liberal" label against Gore and Kerry. I believed that Bush would cut taxes and spending, reduce government, and keep us out of expensive foreign entanglements.

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From Staffer to Contractor: Stopping the Pentagon's Revolving Door

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Bernie Sanders

The need for more aggressive scrutiny is abundantly clear. GAO has identified $295 billion in cost overruns -- the Pentagon can't balance its books or keep track of its vast inventory.

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Bush Is The Biggest Spender Since LBJ

McClatchy | David Lightman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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George W. Bush, despite all his recent bravado about being an apostle of small government and budget-slashing, is the biggest spending president since...

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U.S. Budget Deficit Hits Lowest Level In 5 Years

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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The Bush administration reported Thursday that the federal budget deficit fell to $162.8 billion in the just-completed budget year, the lowest amount ...

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