Obama promises
In addition to sending Congress his $3.55 trillion budget plan for 2010, Obama proposed more immediate changes that would push spending to $3.94 trillion in the current year. That would result in a record deficit Obama projects will hit $1.75 trillion, reflecting the massive spending being undertaken to battle a severe recession and the worst financial crisis in seven decades.
As part of the effort to end the crisis, the administration proposes boosting the deficit by an additional $250 billion this year, enough to support as much as $750 billion in increased spending under the government's rescue program for banks and other financial institutions. That would more than double the $700 billion bank bailout passed by Congress last October.
Obama, in a morning briefing, spoke of "hard choices that lie ahead." He called his budget "an honest accounting of where we are and where we intend to go."
But Republicans contended Obama was avoiding hard choices in favor of exploding the deficit and raising taxes.
"The American people deserve a budget that puts fiscal discipline and jobs first. The budget offered by the Obama administration fails on both counts," said Rep. Mike Pence, the chairman of the House Republican Conference.
The administration calls the request for additional bailout resources a "placeholder" in advance of a determination by the Treasury Department of what will actually be needed.
The spending blueprint Obama sent Congress was a 134-page outline with further details to come in mid to late April, when the new administration sends up the massive budget books that will flesh out the plan.
Ways to Energize Your Ebook Writing
This article is specifically created for those ebook writers who are struggling to generate the kind of attention they need for their ebooks.In here, I will share the most effective ways on how you can make your creations more compelling and more attention-grabbing so you can increase your sales in no time. So, read on and find out!
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4. Establish your objectives. Before you even tap on your keyboard, I recommend that you stop and think for a while. Why do you want to write and publish an ebook? What is it that moves you to share you knowledge to online users? Whatever it is, make sure that you keep it in mind when as it will surely have a direct impact on your success or failure in this endeavor.
5. Ensure that your content flows smoothly. Always tie your ideas together using transitional phrases and present your information in a logical manner. You need to do these to ensure that your readers will easily understand your whole content.
