5 March 2010, 5:45 am
Hundreds of students have been arrested in the US after nationwide protests over cuts in education funding turned violent. The demonstrators were angered at a steep hike in tuition fees and teachers being laid off - measures the government says are necessary to tackle the budget deficit.... Read More »
24 February 2010, 5:40 am
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine talks with Bloomberg's Deirdre Bolton and Erik Schatzker about his concerns about the US budget deficit and stimulus-spending strategy. (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg)... Read More »
3 February 2010, 12:04 pm
Sen. Sanders discusses his votes on major deficit-causing measures as opposed to the found-religion Senate republicans who broke the bank with two wars, an unpaid-for pharma bill, and two tax cuts for the most wealthy.... Read More »
2 February 2010, 1:14 pm
Defense is getting too much money for FY 2011: $708 billion. It is very detailed, but about $56 billion goes simply to classified programs, or to projects known only by their code names, like Chalk Eagle and Link Plumeria. Budget calls for 1.4% increase for defense personnel; Obama asks for $708 bil... Read More »
1 February 2010, 6:30 pm
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1 February 2010, 9:34 am
Peter Orszag, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, explains how President Barack Obama's proposed budget would cut the federal deficit. (Feb. 1)... Read More »
15 December 2009, 3:02 am
This article starts off looking at Greece with their terrible budget deficit, but the UK is in a worse place, it's just being hidden by New Labour and the Bank of England to get through the general election. Because of these idiotic lefty countries running up huge deficits instead of cutting the pub... Read More »
20 October 2009, 7:16 am
The US budget deficit for fiscal year 2009, which ended in September, was a record-shattering $1.4 trillion, equal to about 10 percent of Gross Domestic Product. In case you're wondering, the previous record had been set in...2008. $1.4 trillion dollars is a lot of money and it's hard to get your mi... Read More »
19 October 2009, 3:54 pm
Links: Gerald Celente Interview: www.youtube.com New medical marijuana enforcement: www.nytimes.com Bernanke: US should cut budget deficit: www.msnbc.msn.com White House steps up attacks on Fox News: www.msnbc.msn.com Swine Flu: www.msnbc.msn.com Dr. Mercola's channel: www.youtube.com Catherine Aust... Read More »
8 October 2009, 1:55 pm
CBO: Budget deficit hit record $1.4T in 2009 news.yahoo.com Most Americans see Afghan fight worth US bloodshed: poll news.yahoo.com American troops in Afghanistan losing heart, say army chaplains www.timesonline.co.uk Gallup Poll: 48% in favor of more troops in Afghanistan, 45% opposed www.usatoday.... Read More »