Tags: deficit
2Q2012 USA Current Account Deficit Decreased
September 18th, 2012
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The U.S. current-account deficit—the combined balances on trade in goods and services, income, and net unilateral current transfers—decreased to $117.4 billion (preliminary) in the second quarter from $133.6 billion (revised) in the first quarter. The de… more »
Republican Vice President Candidate = Paul Ryan
August 11th, 2012
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Econintersect: It is now more than rumor, Paul Ryan has been selected by apparent Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney to the the "apparent" Vice Presidential candidate. It is time to start getting up to speed on Paul Ryan - and what he wants… more »
Spain: Austerity Increases Deficit so Taxes Will Be Raised
January 2nd, 2012
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Econintersect: The new conservative government in Spain will cut spending by almost € 9 billion and raise taxes on property and higher incomes but is still warning that the deficit will be higher than expected. The deficit under the Socialist governmen… more »
New York State Plans to Cut Taxes, Eliminate Deficit, Increase Spending
December 8th, 2011
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Econintersect: Michael Likosky, Director of the Center on Law and Public Finance at New York University has been a leading proponent of government infrastructure banks. An e-mail from Likosky alerted Econintersect to the latest news about public infras… more »
USA Defense Threatened by Congress Budget Control Act
October 28th, 2011
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Econintersect: In testimony to Congress, Douglas W. Elmendorf, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director stated that the military blueprint for national defense likely suffer IF the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction cannot reach a consensus AN… more »
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