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Home Article Little Picture: America Has Changed in 45 Years

Little Picture: America Has Changed in 45 Years

July 18, 2011

10:00 PM

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The Republican "cut, cap and balance" plan caps federal spending at 18 percent of the previous year's gross domestic product. Federal spending has not been at that level since 1966. This chart, courtesy of the Center for American Progress, explains how the world has changed since then.

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July 18, 2011

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