Tag: budget shortfall

This really seems like a game of politics to me: resident Barack Obama will call in his State of the Union address for a three-year freeze on spending for many domestic programs as part of his strategy to rein in the deficit, administration officials said. The proposal, which wouldn’t affect spending on national security, would […]

This week the House passed a bill to authorize another $90 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as rebuilding the Gulf Coast. While we hear about more and more money going towards the military, we really need to know exactly what it is being spent on once there. This article tells […]