How to Cut the Federal Deficit

by Fred Siegmund on February 5, 2010 · 2 comments

Cut the Federal Deficit

I clipped a news article way back on August 11, 2005 when the Associated Press reported President Bush's comments on a new transportation-spending bill.

According to the article, "President Bush calls the massive $286.4 billion transportation spending bill he signed into law Wednesday a job creator."

The article goes on to describe the bill that will pay for 6,000 favored projects in the districts of nearly every member of Congress. Even though the legislation is $30 billion more than the President recommended, he is quoted as "proud to sign it." Read more >>

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