President Barack Obama releases his proposed
$3.8 trillion federal budget for fiscal year 2011 and immediately the hue and cry is one of "$1 trillion structural deficits," "a nation going broke" and "an unserviceable debt."
Continue reading Here's a Fair Way to Balance the U.S. Budget
Here's a Fair Way to Balance the U.S. Budget originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:30:00.
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Bank earnings season is under way, and with the financial results will come disclosures about average per-employee compensation that politicians seeking support for additional regulations or taxes on big banks will pounce on. Some of the proposals may make their way in some form into President Obama's financial reform plan.
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During his State of the Union address Wednesday evening, look for President Barack Obama to focus on solutions for the nation's No. 1 problem: The lack of jobs. Employment growth will determine whether the U.S. economic expansion continues and will likely also determine the fate of Democratic majorities in the House and Senate -- and possibly, the Obama presidency itself.
Continue reading The State of the Union Will Depend on Jobs
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