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US warfare spending

…does not make the reality test: double digit increases in China and Russia are on the order of $5-6B US a year, as if that could equate to the $1.6…

Current fiscal deficit hawks…oops!

…of gross domestic product (GDP)– more than double their current share. CBO report ready for hawking in year 2000. Was this before or after our deficit hawks started crowing in…

CBO data on taxes and income

…essentially a peak to peak comparison from just prior to the 1980-1982 double recession and the current recession. Moreover, it is an era dominated by the Republican policy of tax…