Topic: Deficits
July 22, 2009
Health care presser lies, Pt. 2: Reform won’t add to the deficit
The president’s claim that health care reform won’t add to the federal deficit is based on accounting gimmicks, pushing costs down the road and don’t even consider the proposals in Congress.
Health care presser lies, Pt. 4: Using deceptive economic numbers
During his health care press conference, President Obama used overly optimistic assumptions about the growth of the federal deficit, and he took credit for budget cuts made by President George W. Bush.
May 13, 2009
Warning college grads against living on credit, while quadrupling the deficit
President Obama told Arizona State grads to live responsibly and avoid living on credit — while quadrupling the national deficit and doubling the national debt.