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#1 Obama moves to budget.

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:10 am
by SirNitram
For deficit hawks, and anyone who wants to cheer the guy on.

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[quote]Call it Fashion Week for budget wonks. In a city known more for sensible shoes than stylish stilettos, Washington is entering a week like no other.

The action begins Monday, with a White House “fiscal responsibility summitâ€

#2

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:03 pm
by General Havoc
That's traditional only in actual State of the Union speeches, so I doubt he'll use it, but hot air aside, the state of the union IS strong in a strict sense.

It'll be an interesting speach to watch.

#3

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:32 pm
by frigidmagi
Can he pull this off? Even with the Iraq occupication done, our expenses are only going to go up I think.

#4

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:14 pm
by SirNitram
frigidmagi wrote:Can he pull this off? Even with the Iraq occupication done, our expenses are only going to go up I think.
These moves in these orders should work. While expenses go up, so do revenues; when the tax cuts of Bush's term fade away, the recession will likely be starting to wobble back upwards. Which means increasing amounts of cash into the coffers.