September 20, 2011 ... Federal spending and debt have soared over the past  decade. ... programs, rising spending on discretionary programs, and the 2009  economic stimulus bill. ... and debt held by the public will increase to at least 187  percent of GDP.2 ... Some analysts say that America can afford to increase taxes  and ...
Discretionary spending has "increased over 20-some percent in two years if you  don't include the stimulus. If you put in the stimulus, it's over 80 percent.".
Jan 14, 2008 ... Recent evidence that the economy has weakened significantly has sparked ...  expenditures can indeed be stimulative, and, in fact, are often more effective ...  among the most effective dollar-for-dollar economic stabilizers that we have ...  only 37 percent of unemployed workers because of its outmoded rules.
Jun 28, 2011 ... Then it percolates through senior members of the House ... ... That would mean  discretionary spending, if you include the stimulus, increased 44 ... discretionary  spending has increased "by over 80 percent in the last two years." ... If Ryan and  Hurt put the stimulus money in 2009, when it was approved, his ...
Sep 25, 2018 ... The federal government could soon pay more in interest on its debt ... is on track  to hit $390 billion next year, nearly 50 percent more than in ... that raised  spending by $300 billion over two years will add to the ... this increases the  chances we will have to slam on the brakes when the .... Markets Don't Like It.
Discretionary spending has "increased over 20-some percent in two years if you don’t include the stimulus. If you put in the stimulus, it’s over 80 percent."