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Can We Afford All This Spending? No We Can’t.
Can We Afford All This Spending? No We Can’t.
President Obama says that “our economy is badly weakened,” partly because of “our collective failure to make hard choices.” And that when government programs don’t work, “programs will end.” Yet he continues to press for a spending program that ...
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Club for Growth — THE DAILY NEWS Obama Plays Bad News Tune for Stock Market - Amity Shlaes, Bloomberg Government Spending Is No Free Lunch - Robert Barro, WSJ Can We Afford All This Spending? No We Can’t - David Boaz, Cato Institute Is Dissent Still Patriotic? - David Harsanyi, Denver Post Stimulus Deferred - IBD Editorial Would All Be Well With Blackwell? - Quin Hillyer, American Spectator Anything That's Peaceful - John Stossel, Real Clear ...

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