https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/03/11/its-time-to-start-building-an-agenda-for-2016/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 05:25:28 -0400<![CDATA[At least Republicans could argue the boomlet is unsustainable, a mirage built on trillion-dollar deficits, right? Well, they could try. But the Congressional Budget Office predicts the budget deficit in 2016 will be $476 billion, down a whopping two-thirds from where it was in 2009, and just 2.5 percent of GDP. Federal debt as a share of the economy will have more or less stabilized around 75 percent of GDP (if only temporarily, before the entitlements deluge). And despite Obamacare, total federal spending as a share of the economy will be down nearly 15 percent since the end of the Great Recession. The Obama legacy: More growth, more jobs, less debt, smaller government. And universal health care.]]>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:20:52 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/03/11/its-time-to-start-building-an-agenda-for-2016-n100797