A budget projected to balance after 20+ years of deficits is “controversial,” but a budget that never balances, even in the out-year projections, is “not controversial”? Those media descriptions tell me little about the two budgets — both of them capable of generating much controversy. They tell me a lot about the media doing the “reporting.”
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It’s very difficult to find an unbiased source of information. The media in the US serves political ideologies just like the government serves special interests.
A book titled “It’s Even Worse than It Looks,” by Thomas Mann will give greater insight into “balanced budgets.” I have numerous degrees, but this book has helped me understand the concept of “balanced budgets” and “national debt” better than I ever did before. The nomenclature is misleading.
Who is John Gault?