Showing posts with label federal deficit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label federal deficit. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Government Posts Biggest Monthly Deficit Ever

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According to the Congressional Budget Office, last month the federal government posted its largest monthly deficit ever at a shocking $223...
Thursday, January 27, 2011

CBO: Tax Cut Deal to Push 2011 Federal Deficit to $1.5T

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From International Business Times : This morning the CBO (Congressional Budget Office) reported that the "compromise" that the...
Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Poll: To Reduce Deficit, Most Americans say Tax the Rich More

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According to a new CBS survey , given a limited set of choices the majority of Americans would prefer to see tax increases on the wealthy. ...
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Slashing $100 billion: What's first to go?

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John Boehner, who will become the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, has announced that his number one priority in 2011 is to re...
Saturday, November 20, 2010

Latest Good Reads

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New Bill Requires Landlords to Report Contractor Information Does Cutting Tax Expenditures = Reducing Spending? What About the Gift T...
Thursday, August 19, 2010

CBO Reports U.S. 2010 Deficit to Exceed $1.3 Trillion

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From C-Span.org: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report this morning that estimates that the federal budget deficit for...
Monday, May 24, 2010

Jobs and Tax Bill to Cost $134 Billion

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According to this new article on CNN Money.com , Congress is scheduled to consider a new bill this week that is expected to increase the fe...
Monday, December 14, 2009

Many See the VAT Option as a Cure for Deficits

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From NYTimes.com : Runaway federal deficits have thrust a politically unsavory savior into the spotlight: a nationwide tax on goods and s...
Tuesday, December 08, 2009

U.S. Already $292 Billion in the Red this Year – CBO

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From Reuters.com : The U.S. government racked up a gaping shortfall in the first two months of this fiscal year after posting a record bu...
Thursday, December 03, 2009

Does Creating Jobs Mean Creating More Debt?

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From NPR.org : Despite all the attention given to Afghanistan this week, President Obama knows that most Americans' biggest concern i...
Monday, October 19, 2009

2009 Federal Deficit Surges to $1.42 Trillion

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According to the Associated Press , the U.S. Treasure released figures last Friday showing that the Federal government spent $46.6 billion ...