https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/07/cbo-report-settles-budget-debate-in-conservatives-favor/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 06:46:56 -0400<![CDATA[The true driver of the national debt has long been staring the nation in the face, and it&#8217;s the skyrocketing cost of entitlement programs. Though the CBO expects annual defense spending to grow 20 percent over the next decade, it sees spending on Social Security growing at 67 percent and spending on government health care programs (led by Medicare, Medicaid and Obamacare) soaring by 94 percent.]]>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:08:14 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/07/cbo-report-settles-budget-debate-in-conservatives-favor-n99951