Originally Posted by rporter314
as usual there is a reading comprehension malfunction here

follow the words closely ... the article talks about the budget ... let me repeat a little louder ... the article talks about the budget ... and one more time to be sure ... the article talks about the budget

the disconnect is the conservative duplicitous confusion over shortfall in revenue with actual budget increase as if the revenues never fell and the Bush economic recession, 2 wars and unpaid for Bush era tax cuts never happened ... radical right wing extremist talk radio show hosts use this to really misinform their audience

the reason for the revenue shortfall is well known but not recognized nor accepted in the face of reality by conservatives ... so simply check the numbers instead of the percentages and I quote from citation
Originally Posted by Rex Nutting, MarketWatch
Over Obama’s four budget years, federal spending is on track to rise from $3.52 trillion to $3.58 trillion

geez ... another example of ... yeah ... whatever
rporter,

Could you please convert what you said into the thickness of pennies so that I can understand your point?

Muchas gracias, dude

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