https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/21/what-causes-government-spending-to-go-down-circumstance-or-ideology/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 01:10:04 -0400<![CDATA[The biggest surprise of all, of course, is that real, per-capita spending has not just flattened under Barack Obama but has actually declined. Let&#8217;s get the qualifications out of the way: Part of 2009 spending, which was George W. Bush&#8217;s final budget year, is rightly recognized as belonging to Obama; spending is likely to boost up this year from last year; and all of Obama&#8217;s years are among the very highest in terms of real outlays.]]>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:57:07 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/21/what-causes-government-spending-to-go-down-circumstance-or-ideology-n100320