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To: Sub-Driver

So spending and tax revenues are outpacing economic growth at least two to one. That doesn't sound so great to me.


8 posted on 10/11/2006 7:33:52 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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To: Moonman62
So spending and tax revenues are outpacing economic growth at least two to one

Economic growth numbers are inflation adjusted while spending/tax numbers are not. So add 3% or so to the economic growth number to provide a more accurate comparison.

67 posted on 10/11/2006 9:43:06 AM PDT by Numbers Guy
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"So spending and tax revenues are outpacing economic growth at least two to one."

Have you ever thought to ask "How" can new revenues outpace economic growth?!

88 posted on 10/11/2006 1:48:15 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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