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A Trillion Here, A Trillion There

March 21st, 2009 at 8:17 am by David Frum | 2 Comments |

… and pretty soon you’re talking real deficits.

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/100xx/doc10014/03-20-PresidentBudget.pdf

These terrifying numbers from CBO do help to explain why President Obama would contemplate the otherwise reckless step of cramming through his health and enviro plans via the truncated reconciliation process. If exposed to full view, the costs piled atop the costs of the administration’s other spending programs would terrify half the Democratic Senate caucus…

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2 responses so far

  • 1 Bulldoglover100 // Mar 22, 2009 at 7:07 am

    After Bush’s Trillions? I think our country became inured to the thought and Obama is taking advantage of it….though we cannot lose site of the fact that BOTH parties have spent like there is no tomorrow.

  • 2 Tenek // Mar 22, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    Maybe one day someone willing to cut spending or raise taxes will be elected…….. nah.

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