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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums94% of Americans don't know the budget deficit is getting smaller

http://blog.ourfuture.org/20130226/deficit-is-falling-dramatically-but-only-6-know-that
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94% of Americans don't know the budget deficit is getting smaller (Original Post)
Playinghardball
Mar 2013
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spanone
(141,217 posts)1. and fewer know that bu$h the republican SQUANDERED a surplus.
Victor_c3
(3,557 posts)5. That point always gets ignored/forgotten
It's funny how the conservatives are suddenly going crazy about the deficit now that a democrat is in control when they could care less about it when their buddy w. bush was running the show
silverweb
(16,410 posts)2. K&R & shared.
[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Spread the word, people!
RainDog
(28,784 posts)3. k&r n/t
Sirveri
(4,517 posts)4. That's because they don't know the difference between the deficit and the debt.
We need to face facts, most people are low info voters.
