Posts Tagged ‘budget deficit’
Posted by Taylor on July 17th, 2009 under Healthcare, budget Tags: budget deficit, choice, health insurance, Healthcare, premium, preventive care •
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First, the CBO director says the budget is unsustainable. From his blog:
Under current law, the federal budget is on an unsustainable path, because federal debt will continue to grow much faster than the economy over the long run. Although great uncertainty surrounds long-term fiscal projections, rising costs for health care and the aging of the [...]
Posted by Taylor on May 15th, 2009 under Economics Tags: budget deficit, Economics, interest rates •
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So Obama finally states the obvious. The federal debt load is unsustainable. He also warned that interest rates may skyrocket.
Really? You think? I just wish that Obama would have confessed that his spending programs are the reason for it. Of course, he would never take responsibility for that. That is Bush’s fault, like everything else [...]
Posted by Taylor on April 20th, 2009 under Obama, Uncategorized Tags: budget deficit, Government Spending •
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Greg Mankiw had this little tidbit about Obama’s newest push for fiscal responsibility.
The Washington Post reports:
President Obama plans to convene his Cabinet for the first time today, and he will order its members to identify a combined $100 million in budget cuts over the next 90 days, according to a senior administration official….Earlier this month, [...]
Posted by Taylor on April 3rd, 2009 under Democrat, Government Spending, Obama, Politics Tags: bailout, budget deficit, chicago, Obama, Politics •
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Obama is intoxicated. He is intoxicated by power and ego. The White House has already tried to turn Limbaugh, Santelli, and Cramer into punching bags, but now he’s so drunk that he has started calling on his liberal, progressive smear campaigners to target democrats who dared to oppose his stimulus or his budget. See the [...]
Posted by Taylor on March 25th, 2009 under Economics, budget Tags: budget deficit, Economics, Obama •
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Once again, Obama slammed over and over the Bush deficits, but the Bush deficits pale in comparison to Obama’s. When Obama says he is going to cut the deficit in half, there is nothing impressive about that.
Posted by Taylor on February 27th, 2009 under Economics, Taxes, Uncategorized Tags: absurd, arrogance, budget deficit, dumb, egotistical, idiotic, moronic, Obama, ridiculous, spending, stupid •
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Can Obama possibly be any more arrogant? The guy walks into the office and he’s already proclaiming himself to be Abraham Lincoln, FDR and Reagan all at the same time. This budget is absurd.
Sorry the graphic isn’t bigger. Here’s a little perspective for you. Total federal spending in FY2000 = $1.79 trillion. Obama’s deficit according [...]