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Do We Have a Problem of Too Much Spending or Too Little Revenue?

Posted By Daniel J. Mitchell On October 8, 2010 @ 2:50 pm In Government and Politics,Tax and Budget Policy | Comments Disabled

Here’s a chart from Veronique de Rugy’s new article on federal revenues vs. spending in The American [1]. Amazing how the problem becomes obvious when you look at real numbers and don’t get trapped into using “baseline” math (as I explain [2] in my latest video [3]).

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By the way, find out when John Stossel’s program on Fox Business News airs in your area. Veronique is a guest this week talking about these issues.


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[1] new article on federal revenues vs. spending in The American: http://american.com/archive/2010/october/taxes-and-presidential-math

[2] I explain: http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/heres-how-to-balance-the-budget/

[3] latest video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xezWd7VU2Ug

[4] Image: http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/wp-content/uploads/Spending-v-Tax-Cuts.jpg

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