deficits

Inspired to stick this here due to a suggestion that it's all too "conspiracy"-like for the politics forum. Needs to be said, and thoughtfully considered, anyways. So, like the title says. That we have massive structural deficits built in is no accident. The GOPers put them there on purpose...

George W. Bush set in motion what should be some interesting political theater. Ten years ago, he passed a tax bill with a sunset provision. If Congress does nothing, our taxes go up, fairly substantially, especially at the upper incomes and for families with children. Now we have a very odd...

The National Association of Manufacturers has released it's February 2006 study showing some disturbing trends in US research and development, technological innovation and manufacturing: * the US now has a trade deficit in technology * the US share of global manufacturing trade has decreased by...

I hate the term flip-flop. I was the first person on this forum to explain why the 87 billion gaffe wasn't only not a flip flop but represented a consistent stand (well, perhaps a politically motivated one to usurp the Dean vote but he said he wouldnt vote for it unless Iraq paid it back in part...