National Review Online:



July 14, 2003, Issue



Spending with the Best of 'Em
By Kevin A. Hassett

Under the current Bush budget, federal spending will have increased by 19.6
percent over the first three years of the administration. Since government
spending is growing much faster than the economy as a whole, the share of
our national income devoted to Leviathan has increased markedly, from 18.4
percent to 19.9 percent. Cato Institute economist Veronique de Rugy notes
that this dramatic surge is virtually unprecedented in the history of
government spending in the U.S. According to de Rugy's research, three of
the five biggest increases in government spending in history have all
occurred during the first three years of the Bush administration; the other
two occurred during the Second World War. That sounds pretty bad, but even
these numbers undoubtedly understate the problem, since they do not account
for the huge prescription-drug benefit President Bush is working hard to
push through Congress.

"Horvath" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 15:18:04 GMT, "Gilligan"
wrote this crap:

What you have described here is America of the past.

Let's take a look at the futu

The law of the land, the US Constitution is becoming less and less
relevant.

Spending under the Bush administrations first three years has gone up
13.5%.
The same time duration under Clinton only yielded an increase of 3.3%.

Bull****.

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