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The Motley Fool February 9, 2010 Morgan Housel	Sick of the Budget Deficit? Read This What really sent us over the edge. For one, there was a good round of tax cuts enacted under President Bush. And two wars. You know the story. Moreover, the economy didn't grow as fast as expected.
BusinessWeek February 20, 2006 James Mehring	Deficits: The CBO's Forecasts Look Too Rosy The massive budget deficits of recent years are starting to shrink, according to the Congressional Budget Office. But as officials readily admit, the agency's projections don't fully capture reality.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2010 Thomas F. Cooley	(Don't) Read My Lips: Higher Taxes Are Inevitable Given current fiscal realities, higher taxes are inevitable.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2009 Morgan Housel	Should You Worry About the Budget Deficit? Maybe things really are different this time. Unless we rethink the word "entitlement," yes, you should worry about the budget deficit.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2011 Morgan Housel	Crisis Averted? The Latest on the Debt Ceiling What you need to know about the mess in Washington.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2011 Morgan Housel	What the Debt Deal Might Do to the Economy Probably nothing good.
Investment Advisor May 2010 Ron Pechtimaldjian	What It Will Cost The preliminary estimates of the healthcare reform bill's costs released by the CBO helped bolster support for the bill three days before the House voted.
Reason November 2004 Julian Sanchez	Data With taxes reduced but spending unchecked, deficits make a comeback and keep growing in 2010, even before the entitlement explosion we'll see as the baby boomers retire.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2011 Morgan Housel	Where All That Debt Came From The Pew Trust has an interesting paper discussing a point often overlooked: where all our national debt came from.
National Defense October 2012 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Let's Face It: There Is No Shelter From the Fast Rising $$ Storm Defense faces a more than $50 billion reduction per year if sequestration is allowed to occur. Cuts through 2017 of 21 percent are less than the 35 percent reduction after the Cold War wound down, but sequester makes the cut totally arbitrary.
Reason Aug/Sep 2009 Brian Doherty	So Long, Surplus: Social Security unstimulated The "Social Security surplus" has vanished. That figure has long referred to the amount in Social Security taxes collected over and above the amount the system pays out that year.
National Defense May 2011 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	What the Latest U.S. Budget Crisis Means for the Future of Defense Even if defense survives significant 2012 budget cuts, the probability is that 2013 or 2014 will be very tough years for military budgets.
Salon.com February 12, 2002 Brendan Nyhan	Mitch Daniels' fuzzy math The Bush budget director has a little problem with the truth...
Reason January 2004 Julian Sanchez	Rose-Colored Calculators Advocates of Medicare and Social Security reform have long complained that fuzzy accounting makes the programs appear to be more fiscally sound than they are. CBO projects that by 2075, the two programs together will consume 16 percent of GDP, more than double the current level.
National Defense March 2011 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Follow the Bouncing Ball of Defense, Federal Budgets: Disoriented Yet? Across the entire spectrum of military programs, affordability has become a predominant theme. As one senior official said, "It is no longer readiness at any cost, it is readiness at best value."
CFO March 1, 2008 Edward Teach	Thriller The federal government's annual report is not for the faint of heart.
Reason June 2009 Veronique de Rugy	The Age of Debt Barack Obama's first budget promises "fiscal responsibility" but delivers the opposite.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2011 Morgan Housel	Balance the Budget Deficit in 3 Easy Steps Willie Sutton robbed banks "because that's where the money is." Those wrestling over how to attack the deficit would be wise to think the same way.
Reason May 2009 Veronique de Rugy	When Do Deficits Matter? While Democrats and Republicans switch sides regarding deficit spending, economists try to pin down a tipping point.
BusinessWeek August 5, 2010 Peter Coy	The Wisdom and Folly of the Bush Tax Cuts Most economists agree there's little choice but to end tax cuts from George W. Bush's era. That means the fiscal war in Washington is only going to get uglier.
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004 Glenn Hubbard	The Social Security And Medicare Morass Entitlement reform in the U.S. -- and encouraging more private saving -- are essential.
BusinessWeek January 19, 2004	Bush's Borrowing Is Sapping Our Strength The GOP-led Congressional Budget Office says tax cuts will likely slow growth
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Robert Kuttner	The Budget Mess Bush Can No Longer Ignore The U.S. economy can't grow its way out of such big deficits.
National Defense July 2012 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Sequestration Looming: Defense Should Be Prepared for All Possible Scenarios If no further legislative action is taken before January, the Budget Control Act directs a reduction of $97 billion in discretionary federal spending for fiscal year 2013. The calculations work out to $42 billion from domestic programs and $55 billion from defense.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2011 Morgan Housel	Just the Facts: A Look At Obama's Budget Proposal Where spending is rising, and why it's so hard to cut.
BusinessWeek August 11, 2003 Laura D'Andrea Tyson	The Bush Tax Cuts Are Sapping America's Strength The cost is nearly three times as much as the tab from September 11, Afghanistan, Iraq, and homeland security combined.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2008 Morgan Housel	China's Stimulus vs. America's Bailout Last summer, China was looking for ways to put the brakes on its searing economy. Now its government is spending a fortune to speed things up.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Mike Norman	Balance the Budget and Unbalance the Economy From time to time the idea of a balanced budget amendment has been floated, but so far it has never come to pass. Thankfully. We need to fear a balanced budget more than deficits.
Reason Aug/Sep 2009 Jacob Sullum	Hawk in Hock: Obama pretends to be frugal as we sink deeper in debt The president wants to signal that he's serious about cutting the federal budget. Unfortunately, his plan hinges on the assumption that Americans do not know how to calculate percentages.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2011 John Grgurich	1 Thing Investors Need to Know About the Looming Debt-Committee Deadline Nov. 23, the deadline for the congressional debt supercommittee to reach an agreement on $1.2 trillion in budget cuts, is rapidly approaching. How will it affect investors?
Salon.com February 15, 2001 Daryl Lindsey	Reaganomics redux Supply-side economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth defends President Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut...
BusinessWeek November 18, 2010 Charlie Rose	Charlie Rose Talks to Erskine Bowles, Alan Simpson The co-chairs of the U.S. Debt Commission explain the thinking behind their $3.8 trillion fix for America's afflicted budget.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2004 Mathew Emmert	Presidential Portfolio Potluck What the candidates are bringing to the tax table.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2011 Morgan Housel	Here, You Fix the Budget By next Wednesday, a group of politicians dubbed the "supercommittee" has to come up with a plan to slash federal deficits by at least $1.2 trillion over the next decade.
IndustryWeek December 16, 2010	The Competitive Edge: The Federal Deficit Comes Into Focus Slashing the federal deficit promises significant benefits for manufacturers.
National Defense November 2011 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	'Gentlemen, We Have Run Out Of Money; Now We Have to Think' Accepting the reality that the defense budget is going to come down, what must we think about?
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Howard Gleckman	The Fog Of The Budget How Bush will mask the biggest national debt in history.
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005	Wanted: An Honest Budget Bad news outweighs good as President Bush prepares to announce the next federal budget.
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 Michael J. Mandel	Cutting Through The Budget Smoke Long-term growth matters to the health of the U.S. federal budget, and so does reforming entitlements.
The Motley Fool December 11, 2008 Morgan Housel	Budget Deficit Goes Into Overdrive There's something terribly ironic about a group of Congressmen and -women chastising auto company executives for driving their companies into the ground, when the state of Uncle Sam's balance sheet looks like it does today.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2011 Morgan Housel	What You Need to Know About the President's Plan to Save $4 Trillion President Barack Obama laid out a plan to slash $4 trillion from the deficit between now and 2023. Here's roughly how it'll get done.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2010 Morgan Housel	How the Government Will Save $4 Trillion in 10 Years A rundown of the President's deficit-reduction commission proposal.
National Defense March 2013 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	DoD Needs a Real Budget, Not a Partial Fix As the budget standoff continues on Capitol Hill, it is almost certain that sequester soon will be upon the nation. Automatic, across-the-board budget cuts will affect discretionary spending government wide. But everyone wonders how it will all be sorted out.
National Defense December 2011 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Day of Reckoning Is Approaching: It's Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later The Honorable David Walker, former comptroller general of the United States and now the founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative offers thoughts on the budget deficit.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S. GDP Revisions: The Recovery's Lift Is Slower For Workers The much anticipated U.S. rewrite of economic history hardly alters perceptions of the recent past. But the data do give reasons to be optimistic about the future.
BusinessWeek December 2, 2010 Przybyla & Faler	Deficits and Debt as Far as the Eye Can See Neither the President's panel nor the most hawkish budget-cutters would balance the federal budget for decades to come.
Finance & Development September 2010 Laurence J. Kotlikoff	A Hidden Fiscal Crisis A noted U.S. economist says debt figures seriously understate long-term budget problems in the United States
Managed Care July 2002	CBO Weighs Effect of Growing Deficit on Fed Programs Health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid figure to suffer, thanks to a growing federal budget deficit, according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office.
National Defense January 2013 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Fiscal Talks Only Offer Short-Term Solutions, Ignore the Tough Problems The nation's economic future is still in limbo. The White House and congressional Republicans are seeking to avert the fiscal cliff, including the automatic spending cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2011 Morgan Housel	A Plan to Fix the Budget, or Blind Faith in Fairytales? Dig into the details of Rep. Paul Ryan's proposal, and you realize that it's an exercise in rosy-eyed forecasting, and what can only be described as a blind faith in fairytales.