AP: Obama calls for spending surge, buoyed by rising economy [This with debt over 18 trillion, huge trade deficits, 'new job numbers' equaling migrant invasion, middle class and working class left as roadkill. --tma]

Obama calls for spending surge, buoyed by rising economy


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring an end to "mindless austerity," President Barack Obama called for a surge in government spending Thursday, and asked Congress to throw out the sweeping budget cuts both parties agreed to four years ago when deficits were spiraling out of control.

Obama's proposed $74 billion in added spending — about 7 percent — would be split about evenly between defense programs and the domestic side of the budget. ...

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