Time to rein in federal spending
During February, the federal government spent money it does not have at the rate of nearly $5.5 million a minute. That works out to the price of a reasonably nice new home every second. And there is no indication that Washington is about to break the habit of spending like there is no tomorrow. The federal spending deficit hit a new record last month: $220.9 billion. That represents the difference between what the government spent and the revenue it received. According to the White House, the deficit for the current fiscal year will total $1.56 trillion. That is about $5,000 for every man, woman and child in the United States. Though both presidents and members of Congress — of both major political parties — claim frequently that they are worried about deficit spending, nothing ever seems to get done about it. Clearly, a real sense of concern simply is not present in Washington.
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Aspects of the newly-recombined Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment sound promising for the Upper Peninsula, but we hope the new agency focuses on efficiency and keeping “boots on the ground” as it moves forward.
» Full StoryDeficits erode U.S. position
We Americans have been warned over and over again that the national debt is more than an unpleasant reality and a political talking point. It has very real ramifications.Recently, they became painfully apparent.
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President Barack Obama may not be willing to recognize the demand for real change that is swelling among American voters, but some members of Congress are.
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The lowly, sometimes-feared bat clearly does not compete well against the polar bear in terms of arousing public opinion in favor of action by the government.
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Here in the United States, people of all political persuasions sometimes argue about whether the news media reports accurately and without bias. There is no similar controversy in Venezuela.
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