"DOGE Is Not Cutting Government Spending"

...because the programs they've been cutting don't cost much in the first place. Especially when compared to social security, military and interest payments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpNg98tezbE

#doge #BudgetDeficits

DOGE Is Not Cutting Government Spending

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The war against #Hamas is straining the Israeli economy. The central bank estimates the conflict will cost around $67 billion through 2025, or almost 15% of annual gross domestic product. GDP per capita dropped in 2023 for the first time in eight years and the government’s on track to run one of its largest #BudgetDeficits this *century* in 2024. #Gaza

#Israel #TechLeaders, Irked By #Netanyahu, Eye Moves Into Politics
https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-tech-leaders-irked-netanyahu-060000724.html

Israel Tech Leaders, Irked By Netanyahu, Eye Moves Into Politics

(Bloomberg) -- Frustrated by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, some Israeli business leaders are considering entering politics. They’re holding discreet, if...

Yahoo News

In a further step to address a looming $35 million budget deficit, Spring Branch Independent School District announced it'll cut 215 more positions ahead of the upcoming school year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/02/19/477906/spring-branch-isd-to-cut-215-positions-amid-35-million-budget-deficit/

#Education #News #Schools #BudgetDeficits #SpringBranchISD #TexasEducation #TexasSchoolDistricts

Spring Branch ISD to cut 215 positions amid $35 million budget deficit

It's a pattern seen among nearly all Houston-area school districts burdened by major budget shortfalls, which leaders have attributed to state lawmakers who failed to pass public school funding packages that would’ve increased the state’s monetary dedication to Texas school districts.

Houston Public Media
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2023/12/04/alan-kohler-japans-happy-economics Really does make you wonder that the ongoing obsession with Budget deficits is yet another sick gift of the 2 party system in Australian politics #auspol #economics #budgetdeficits
How Japan escaped neoliberalism and lived happily ever after

Japan’s main interest rate was minus 0.1 per cent before COVID-19, stayed there throughout the pandemic and is still minus 0.1 per cent.

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The Time Has Come for a Bolder BC Budget | The Tyee

The province will unveil new spending priorities next week. Here are areas that need a big push.

The Tyee