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Jared Bernstein: For Whom the Austerity Bell Tolls

In conversations and debates around the recent deceleration in job growth, when I've pointed out that we here in the U.S. have our own austerity programs going, I'm often met with disbelief.

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Medicare's Next Patient: The Federal Budget Deficit

When it comes to cutting budgets, fiscal conservatives often drag out easy villains like peanut subsidies and bridges to nowhere.

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Brian Keane: The Debt Ceiling Talks Remind Me of High School

It's hard to keep ahead of the he-said, she-said nature of the debt ceiling talks that transpired over the weekend.

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05/30/12 C. GUNN HAYDON: Tea Party should take look at spending... Source: Standard-Times - San Angelo TX In response to San Angelo Tea Party President Terry Campbell's column Friday, I'm not sure who is drunk on party Kool-Aid. Quoting biblical passages is one way to get your point across to folks whose beliefs are similar to yours, but with regard to how the nation and our Constitution are faring it has little bearing on reality.
03/14/11 LETTER: U.S. debt is getting larger Source: Aiken Standard - Aiken SC Then in 2007, the Democrats took over Congress.

Background on federal budget deficit

The Budget of the United States Government is the President's proposal to the U.S. Congress which recommends funding levels for the next fiscal year, beginning October 1. Congressional decisions are governed by rules and legislation regarding the federal budget process.

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