The Choice on the Deficit
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BOTH PRESIDENTIAL candidates want you to think they have a serious plan to deal with the budget deficit. President Bush and Democratic nominee John F. Kerry each promise to cut it in half in the next several years.
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Decision follows speculation that response to last year's financial turbulence might cost a second term
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Thank you, UDOT, for the recent decision regarding the Mountain View Corridor in Lehi. I agree. The 2100 North option is the best. It definitely makes the most sense when it comes to cost, homes and business affected and the environment.
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On the campaign trail, members of Congress often promise to eliminate pork-barrel spending. After all, the federal deficit is now up to $413 billion, and the US is waging an expensive war in Iraq.
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QUESTION: Thank you, Mr. President. How will you go about bringing people together? Will you seek a consensus candidate for the Supreme Court if there's an opening? Will you bring some Democrats into your Cabinet?
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The budget that President Bush will submit to Congress today shows the federal deficit falling in each of the next four years and would produce a $61 billion surplus in 2012, administration officials said. But to get there, Bush is counting on strong economic growth, diminishing costs in the Iraq war and tight domestic spending to offset the cost of his tax cuts....
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In his choice of Rice as secretary of State and Gonzales as attorney general, President Bush prizes loyalty over change. By Peter Grier | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Investor's Business Daily - The monthly federal deficit hit $120 bil in Feb., but was down 26% for the first 5 months of fiscal 2007, the Treasury Dept. said. Receipts totaled $120.3 bil in Feb., while spending was $240.3 bil.
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The United States is facing the possibility of a severe economic correction. Yet most of the causes of such a correction are, for the most part, being completely ignored in preference to partisan bickering. It is the proverbial elephant in the living room - except it is not just one, but several elephants that everyone is doing their best to ignore. While the likelihood that any of these issues could result in disaster is low, these are issues worth taking the time to discuss.
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Economic assumptions from President Bush's proposed 2008 budget:
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Having generated record federal deficits with tax cuts in his first term, George W. Bush has promised that &quot;fiscal restraint&quot; is now in order.
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Amid questions about the economy and the Fed's intentions, sector selection becomes vital.
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WASHINGTON - Democrats are blaming President Bush for the record 2004 federal deficit of $413 billion, but Republicans say the figure shows that the economic and budget pictures are brightening.    The Treasury Department announced the figure Thursday, two weeks after the government's 2004 budget year ended and just 19 days from an Election Day in which Bush's economic and fiscal performance are pivotal issues...
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How bad is the government's deficit problem? The just-passed &#36;388 billion bill financing almost every federal agency in 2005 could be eliminated and there would still be red ink.
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New YorkÂs governor-elect has a chance to rein in spending. But will he risk alienating his allies?
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As President Bush mulls what to do after winning re-election, voters say his first priority should be resolving the situation in Iraq, where the fighting is growing more intense. They also want Bush to cut the deficit, which ballooned under his watch, rather than pushing for more tax cuts, according to an Associated Press poll taken right after the election.
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By Cheryl Winkelman  LATHROP -- First, there's the selection of a lot and a home plan. Then, the tough decisions must be made.