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Budget deficit soaring.  National debt rising.  Entitlement spending far outpacing revenue.  And Christina Romer thinks that the healthcare bill is the answer?  Spending ANOTHER $1 trillion?? This Indy Star editorial disagrees, and so do I.
For fiscal health, stop the bleeding | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star.
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The Wall Street Journal pulls no punches in their assessment of the Dem’s 1,990 page healthcare takeover.
Nancy Pelosi’s New Health-Care Bill – WSJ.com.
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Check out Brian Riedl’s list of actual examples of waste in Federal Spending.  It seems like it should be easier than it is to eliminate these.
50 Examples of Government Waste.
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Republican Representatives Paul Ryan and Jeb Hensarling with a great article in the Washington Times on how some practical, conservative principles will strengthen our nation’s budget.
Strengthening the budget – Washington Times.
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Job creation stats are “fuzzy math” at best, flat out misleading at worst.  I heard a great question yesterday – “If the stimulus package has created hundreds of thousands of jobs, how come unemployment continues to increase?”
Recovery Act job-creation math doesn’t add up in Colorado – The Denver Post.
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“Few things can march a great power down the road of decline faster than irresponsible economic policies — and huge debt is most often the drum leader of the pack.” – Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
Our national debt is at nearly $12 trillion.  That means that every man, woman and child in the U.S. currently owes [...]