The Washington Post has done it's homework quickly on Clinton's
so-called Balanced Budget.  Here is the lead paragraph of one
article and a list of departments with the changes in their
spending projections.
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The Washington Post
Budget Special Report
FY 1999: Winners & Losers
Tuesday, February 3, 1998; Page A15
The 1999 budget plan that President Clinton sent to Congress
yesterday would leave the United States $10 billion in the black;
the first federal surplus in 30 years. The proposal calls for
spending $1.733 trillion and collecting $1.743 trillion.  Because
the budget contains many new spending initiatives and tax breaks
while cutting the budget of only one department; Agriculture; A
SURPLUS IS POSSIBLE ONLY IF THE GOVERNMENT COLLECTS THE $65
BILLION IT ANTICIPATES RECEIVING AS PART OF A TOBACCO INDUSTRY
SETTLEMENT. [emphasis added T.E.] The discretionary funds
discussed below are in outlays; the amount of money the
government spends in the fiscal year, which begins in October;
unless otherwise specified. How each agency would be affected:
Department             Change
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Agriculture            - 1.3%
Commerce               +12.2%
Defense                + 0.5%
Education              +10.4%
Energy                 + 5.6%
EPA                    +10.9%
HHS                    + 6.0%
HUD                    + 1.9%
Interior                 0%
Justice                +17.4%
Labor                  +12.1%
State                    0%
Transportation         + 2.0%
Treasury               + 3.1%
Veterans Affairs       + 0.2%
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There it is folks; Socialism Revealed.  Clinton is just giving it
a new name.  Note that with all the missions Clinton is laying on
the military their budget only increases by 1/2 of 1%.  That
doesn't meet expenses for the new operations leaving them with a
net BUDGET CUT.
Also note how concerned Clinton is with the problems of our Gulf
War Vets.  It's a repeat of the agent orange situation.  The man
is utterly and completely dispicable.
T.E. - San Diego Ilks (Sgt. at Arms)
... Limousine Liberal: "Your money and his ideas".
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