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Tea Party wave left a ripple effect still felt in budget

Posted by robgambrill 9 years, 1 month ago to Politics

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There is some progress, wish it was more, but it is a start...

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Posted by CircuitGuy 9 years, 1 month ago

"Spending has fallen over a three year period from 2011-2014"
They mean US gov't spending? Is this true?

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  Posted by robgambrill 9 years, 1 month ago
  
  Yeah, it was called the "sequester".
  
  If I remember right, both sides agreed to across the board spending cuts with the understanding they would negotiate targeted cuts later on. That broke down, so the across the board cuts stuck.
  
  See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
  
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    Posted by CircuitGuy 9 years, 1 month ago
    
    Cool. I knew it would cut the rate of growth. That's cool that it actually cut spending. They should have another budget battle and grudgingly agree to cut spending further.
    
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