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BREAKING NEWS ON THE
NATIONAL
BUDGET CRISIS
Everyday the American
people learn that their national fiscal situation is even worse than
previously thought. The following are mere samples of the deluge of
publicly-available "breaking news" on this subject. For news stories
specific to the impact of this budget fiasco on the State of Kansas,
click here.
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WRITER |
TITLE / LINK |
SUMMARY & COMMENTS |
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5-29-2009 |
USA Today |
Dennis Cauchon |
Leap in US Debt Saddles Taxpayers |
Avg. household share of federal debt
increased $55,000 this year to $546,000. Shockingly this includes
share of $5.3 Trillion of unfunded military and federal employee
retirement benefits! A must read. |
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5-24-09 |
Syracuse Post |
Tom Raum (AP) |
Fix is Hard for Medicare, SS Finances |
Political leaders debate forming
commission to "fix" the system |
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5-13-2009 |
New York Times |
Robert Pear |
Recession Drains S.S. & Medicare |
Medicare now expected to run out of
money two years sooner than projected. |
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