Spending in Perspective

Obama's spending plans would require $9 trillion in government borrowing over the next decade, amounting to a little less than two-thirds of one year's gross domestic product.

SOURCES: Bureau of Economic Analysis, staff reports, Bianco Research | By Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - June 14, 2009

This Story Trims to Medicare, Medicaid Are Proposed to Help Fund Reform Article \| President Obama yesterday outlined measures to trim spending on federal health programs for the elderly and the poor by an additional $313 billion over the next decade, bringing his total proposed savings close to the amount necessary to cover the cost of his signature health-care plan, a top... Obama's Spending Plans May Pose Political Risks Spending in Perspective Special Report: Health-Care Reform 2009		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCES: Bureau of Economic Analysis, staff reports, Bianco Research \| By Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - June 14, 2009 ¬es=Obama's spending plans would require $9 trillion in government borrowing over the next decade, amounting to a little less than two-thirds of one year's gross domestic product." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCES: Bureau of Economic Analysis, staff reports, Bianco Research \| By Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - June 14, 2009 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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