Of the three network morning shows, only ABC highlighted a new study by the Heritage Foundation that reported how the federal government's massive spending will average almost $34,000 per household in 2009, up $8000 from last year. On Monday, Good Morning America news anchor Chris Cuomo also appeared amazed at wasteful, bureaucratic errors: "Seventy two billion dollars spent by our government to the wrong people in either double payments or mispayments."
He marveled, "Can you believe that? It’s true." NBC’s Today and CBS’s Early Show have, thus far, not reported on the Heritage study. The report explained, "The 2009 version of ‘Federal Spending by the Numbers’ shows spending and deficits surging at a pace not seen since World War II."
The study, by Brian M. Riedl, also predicted:
Washington will spend $33,932 per household in 2009--$8,000 per household more than last year. While much of this spending is a temporary result of the recession and financial crisis, President Obama's 2010 budget would replace this temporary spending with permanent new programs. Consequently, by 2019--a time of assumed peace and prosperity--Washington would still spend $33,000 per household (adjusted for inflation), essentially making permanent this year's $8,000 per household spending hike. These numbers do not even include the cost of the President's health plan."
The entire report can be found here.
A transcript of the August 3 news brief, which aired at 8:03am, follows:
CUOMO: And now, we keep hearing all these billions of dollars. How, where is it going? It’s so hard to digest. But, a new report breaks it into numbers that are a little easier to understand. [Onscreen graphic: Source: Heritage Foundation.] Look at it this way: It finds that federal spending will average nearly $34, 000 per household this year. That’s up $8,000 since just last year. And it may go up even more as lawmakers look to extend unemployment benefits. Here’s a good one, also: Seventy two billion dollars spent by our government to the wrong people in either double payments or mispayments. Can you believe that? It’s true.
—Scott Whitlock is a news analyst for the Media Research Center.
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August 3, 2009 - 15:52 ET by expatriotNot a problem there. These yahoos have no concept.
THOSE PREDICTABLE DEMS!
August 3, 2009 - 16:35 ET by reelman46LIBS: SO PREDICTABLE!
Its sooo predictable. Just look at history, it teaches, it has patterns.
Now voters have finally become enraged in the 3rd year of a democrat (aka secular socialist) congress.
Just 7 months into total democrat control and look at the incredible mess!
The democrat strategy now is to demonize ALL effective critics, not
stand toe-to-toe and carefully respectfully explain H Care, debt, Cap
and Tax or whatever. They can bus in “rent a mobs” when Bush was
touring for a Social Security OPTION but if anyone dare speak to their
royal congressman as if they were informed publik servants at district
meetings…its improper, its disrespectful, its some deep conspiracy, its
just a few dimwits, its downright un-American yada yada. Liberals
always can dish but cry like babies when not fawned over and asked firm
questions on camera. Questioning gov-meant was a virture for 8 years
but now its a mortal sin.
The clown congress goes out and borrows a trillion we had to do
ASAP, 4x the debt and now talks (as always) about new taxes being “the
only way out”. They don’t read trillion dollar spending bills, they
hide details from voters, they distort, they lie and they refuse to
mandate themselves into their schemes. Ten percent of workers have been
laid off and gov-meant hired 78,000 more in 2009.
Notice if you have these political thugs that will not debate the
merits of bills or wait a couple months to “fundamentally change the
country” in any way…what does that tell you? Well, that tells you
millions of voters are mad, the are scared, they are frustrated, they
are going after the lawmakers that continue this insanity. Isn’t that
how America works or is that only how America works when the secular
socialist Party is not in power? You can bet the royal congress will be
avoiding their voters the next few weeks…arrogant cowards do that.
D-Klinton dropped his promised “middle class tax cut” once he won so why should D-Obama be any different? They do what they do.
After Carter and his democrat congress’ Misery Index only the 1994
congressional election win by Repubs stopped Klinton from being Obama
I. Understand that! Did I mention the Bush tax cuts are going away next
year? They do what they do.
It matters not what Obama said the past years. Its genetic to the
modern liberal to spend wildly, then tax heavily, then produce
inflation…all the while crying “the devil made me do it”. (or we are
working so hard)…give us all a break.
Its as if Obama won by 57 million instead of having over 57 million voting against him last November.
The smart money says its going to get a lot uglier because the
socialist Party cannot manage a hot dog stand (or a Clunker Program).
Notice the gov-meant was not cut for even that mini-program. Socialists
never cut gov-meant except the .0025% done for show recently.
Just look at political history, it has patterns, it SHOULD teach even “hope-ers and change-ers” something.
Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D. (theconservativecrawfish)
August 3, 2009 - 18:27 ET by jessieHI say the federal reserve, which is illegal, has at least half of the money. Our " elected officials" have the other half........................How Long Do We Wait? How Long Can We exist with the Washington Mafia In Control?