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Key Political Economic Measures
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Kathy Gill
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Congress collects taxes, spends money and makes law that affects the nations economic health.
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Gross Federal Debt - 1940-2007
US Federal Debt as a Percent of GDP, 1940-2007
Presidential Comparison: Debt as Percentage of GDP
Gross National Debt as a Percent of GDP, by President
Historical U.S. Unemployment Rate (1948-2008)
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Text Index
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US Congress Budget Process
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Spending Our Way To Financial Ruin
Federal Budget: Spending and The National Debt
List of Sequesters in U.S. History
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