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Members of Congress will soon return home for August recess. While there, many will express outrage over the 33 percent increase in government spending since 2001, and the $400 billion budget deficit.

A few new programs, a few more program cuts, and a new commission:What does it all mean?

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Five Good Reasons To Close Down The Department of Commerce

Detailed report and infographics depicting overall spending trends and federal spending Trends. Find out where the money is going.

While the President's budget would eliminate some unnecessaryprograms, it is no sweeping reassessment of federal spending.

The Obama Administration has used the recession as an excuse for a historic and permanent expansion of government and deficits. Only during the height of World War II has Washington matched current levels of spending (25% of GDP) and deficits (10% of GDP). Even after the recession, runaway spending is expected to keep annual budget deficits over $1 trillion, which could result in sharply higher interest rates, painful tax increases, and even a Greece-like economic crisis. Beyond our own economic...

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President Bush's fiscal year 2006 budget proposal is a strong step towards getting the budget back under control.

Every American family can relate -- things seem to be going well financially when disaster strikes. Maybe one of the children needs braces. Maybe the car has broken down.