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A Contrast in Visions
Senate Democrats: Take More to Spend More, Unserious and Unbalanced House Republicans: A Responsible, Balanced Budget
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A Debt Crisis in America: What It Might Look Like
Key Facts The federal debt today is over $16.5 trillion. That’s larger than the entire U.S. economy. The government’s debt is set to skyrocket in…
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Spending is the Problem
VIEW AS: PDF JPEG PowerPoint Excel Data President Obama’s most recent budget called for $2 trillion of tax increases on families and job creators. He…
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President Obama’s Record on Youth Employment
In the 2008 presidential election, President Obama received overwhelming support from young voters. The past four years has produced the following results and prospects for…
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The False Charge of a $5 trillion “tax cut” in the House Republican Budget
“You can go on their website, look at Congressman Ryan’s budget. The centerpiece of Governor Romney’s entire economic plan is a new $5 trillion tax…
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Summary of OMB Sequester Transparency Act Report
On September 14, 2012, over a week after the statutory deadline, the Office of Management and Budget released a report detailing the impacts of the…
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The Arithmetic of the President’s $4 Trillion Deficit Reduction Claim
Despite claims that the President has a $4 trillion deficit reduction plan, the President’s own budget shows only a $2 trillion reduction in the deficit…
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Assessing President Obama's Fiscal Record
Early in his Administration, President Obama promised to cut the deficit in half. While he clearly did not keep that promise, he has gone on…
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Assessing President Obama's Fiscal Record
Key Points: Spending surged 18% in 2009 reaching 25% of GDP - the highest since World War II Deficits exceeded $1 trillion in each of…
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