Bush's proposed budget is a sham, built on deceitful assumptions. No costs are considered for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan after 2009. Interest payments on the debt next year will cost taxpayers $260 billion-equal to the money spent on the Departments of Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, and Labor combined. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.