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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?
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From: Kenneth E. Phillipps9/10/2008 1:06:01 PM
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Eliminating all earmarks would reduce the deficit by 4%.

Eliminating every congressional earmark in the federal budget would save an estimated $18 billion a year. On Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office forecast a deficit of $438 billion next year. Whacking earmarks would trim that by 4%, to $420 billion. Surely the candidates have a plan for dealing with the rest?

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