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Originally Posted by Mavdog
seems the obama budget mirrors those of the 80's, when the folks on the right were giddy with praise.
the irony is pretty funny.
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Don't you mean tax rates of the 80's? Cause the budget (and specifically the budget deficit) doesn't compare at all.
(in billions of $)
1980: -73.8
1981:-79.0
1982:-128.0
1983:-207.8
1984:-185.4
1985:-212.3
1986:-221.2
1987:-149.8
1988:-155.2
1989:-152.5
2009 White House projected:-1,200.0
If we're gonna spend record amounts of money, we should tax record amounts to pay for it. If your child spent your money like the US government, you'd spank them into next week.