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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!gatech!paladin.american.edu!auvm!PCCJES2.BITNET!$GET
  3. Message-ID: <POLITICS%92122208293651@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>
  4. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.politics
  5. Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 1992 08:30:00 EST
  6. Sender:       Forum for the Discussion of Politics <POLITICS@UCF1VM.BITNET>
  7. From:         David Clem <$GET@PCCJES2.BITNET>
  8. Subject:      Bush's Social Spending (chart included)
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  10.  
  11. This table appeared in the Washington (DC) Times on Dec. 17, in an
  12. op-ed piece by Stephen Moore of the Cato Institute.  It shows Bush's
  13. budgets for 1989-93.
  14.  
  15.                               1989               1993     % increse
  16.                         (Billions of '90 $)      ($)   (inflation adjusted)
  17.  
  18. Children's Programs           8.1                13.5         67
  19. Education & Training         30.7                35.6         16
  20. Federal Aid to
  21.   States/Cities              89.5               142.8         60
  22. Infrastructure*              44.3                58.3         32
  23. Nutrition                    21.4                36.8         72
  24. Research & Development       36.5                43.7         20
  25.  
  26. Grand Total                 230.5               330.7         43
  27.  
  28. * includes highways, transit, airports, housing, prisons and environmental
  29.   facilities
  30.  
  31. Comment: Clinton wants more of this kind of spending to "stimulate the
  32. economy".  If it hasn't worked yet, why should it work now?  How much
  33. more is enough?
  34.  
  35. - David, who's scheming to get invited to Linda's Holiday Dinner
  36.  
  37. David Clem      $get@pccjes2.bitnet
  38.