As most know, the US has been running a huge deficit throughout the Bush years, putting the lie to the idea of fiscally responsible conservatism year after year. But is it an honest shortfall or was it intentional all along? Have the Bush deficits really been simply an attempt to provoke a budget crisis? The news today – Record Deficit Forces Cuts in Bush Budget – hints that those fears may have been well-founded.
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