Yeah, I started to notice that bit of Newspseak emerging late last year (maybe they used it earlier, I just hadn't noticed). It is a particularly troubling perversion of the language in that its basis is that all $$$ belong to the Fedgov and any that you are allowed to "keep" is spending by Fedgov. That is why (in their Newspeak minds) an individual or corporation taking a (valid, legal) deduction against their taxable income is spending by Fedgov. Also, if a tax rate is lowered (allowing a corporation or individual to "keep" more of their income), it is also spending by Fedgov.
Obviously we've known all along that this is the attitude of the statists, but for some reason hearing them speak it in this manner is particularly troublesome (IMO). And lately, it seems that some shill from the POS on down is yammering about it every freakin' day of the week!
Oh they’ve been using the “we can’t afford to pay for tax cuts for the super rich” since at least Clinton.