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Old 03-02-2013, 10:41 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by dude1394 View Post
The point is its small compared to the massive budget, and it NEVER goes down.
Actually that is not how economists look at it. They look at it as a percentage of the deficit not overall spending. When you just post spending you are completely ignoring the fact that the vast majority of it is paid for by tax receipts.
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