Congressman Jason Chaffetz takes a moral stand on FInancial Literacy in the face of ballooning deficits. But was he this concerned when deficits were running amuck under a Republican controlled government? Sources: Chaffetz on Financial Literacy: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12254700 Pay As You Go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAYGO OBRA '90: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c101:4:./temp/~c1012YhHwG:: Homeland Security Act of 2002: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/hr_5005_enr.pdf MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG, IMPROVEMENT, AND MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2003 http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ173.108 U.S. Federal Budget Over Time: http://www.supportingevidence.com/Government/fed_budget_over_time.html Total outlays in budget submissions since 1962: http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/100xx/doc10014/HistoricalMar09.xls
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