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Let's Spend Like Reagan

Krugman: He was a bigger spender than Obama in first years

By Mark Russell,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 8, 2012 1:15 PM CDT

(Newser) – At this point in his presidency, Ronald Reagan was presiding over a strong recovery, and President Obama clearly is not. The biggest difference? Government spending, writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times. Real per-capita government spending is up 6.4% under Obama, but under...   Read full story »

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