Taming Deficit Involves More Pain Than This ; for All It's Worrisome Cuts, President Bush's Budget Doesn't Get at the Red Ink Very Well.

Portland Press Herald › February 09, 2005

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Ouch. Fiscal responsibility hurts, doesn't it?

Actually, it hurts a lot more than is reflected in President Bush's proposed budget for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1.

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Taming Deficit Involves More Pain Than This ; for All It's Worrisome Cuts, President Bush's Budget Doesn't Get at the Red Ink Very Well.

Sure, that document puts the future of Bath Iron Works in jeopardy, it raises doubts about federal contributions to Medicaid in Maine, it eliminates a number of federal schools programs and cuts a wide range ...

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