Folks...
I'm listening to Rush as I type.
He's been echoing much of what I've been telling you concerning the Republicans and these phony budget "cuts."
The thing is... (*SIGH*)... even the great El Rushbo doesn't get it - not totally.
Rush is apparently - as are most folks - falling for the false premise that $39 billion has been "cut" from the fiscal year 2011 budget in the sense that regular folks understand the basic concept of the word "cut."
Here's the thumbnail sketch of my previous post outlining the true situation:
$100 billion wasn't cut.
$61 billion wasn't cut.
$39 billion was NOT cut either!
Thumbnail sketch:
During fiscal year 2010 - last year, when Democrats controlled both Houses of Congress - total federal spending amounted to $3,465,213,000,000.
(Call it $3.466 trillion.)
$3,465,213,000,000 (for 2010) minus $39 billion (out of the 2011 budget) would mean total federal spending for this fiscal year would come in at $3,426,213,000,000.
(Call it $3.427 trillion.)
According to OMB's latest estimates, federal spending for fiscal year 2011 is actually set to RISE to $3,818,819,000,000.
(Call it $3.819 trillion.)
Folks... that would be a federal spending INCREASE of almost three-hundred and sixty-two billion dollars!
I'm assuming that Rush's staff googles Rush's name each day - perhaps several times a day. So... on the off chance this particular blog posting gets his attention....
(*SIGH*)
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