February 2013 Introduction impressive 11.2 point gain in consumer confidence, the first time in 3 months.

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• Agriculture
• Chicken
• Wheat
• Animation
• Back at the Barnyard
• Nicktoons
• The Little Red Hen

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April[removed]The excessive U.S. debt burden currently stands at $16.7 trillion or 106% of U.S. GDP and growing, with the possibility that a Introduction

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• United States public debt
• Economy of the United States
• Economic growth
• Macroeconomics
• Political debates about the United States federal budget
• Deficit reduction in the United States
• Economics
• Gross domestic product
• United States federal budget

July 2012 settled at 8.2 percent again in June which is steady from Introduction 8.2 percent in May...but disappointing historically.

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• Taxation
• Fiscal policy
• Laffer curve
• Tax
• Flat tax
• Income tax in the United States
• Economy of the United States
• Political debates about the United States federal budget
• Deficit reduction in the United States
• Economic policy
• Public economics
• Economics

July[removed]Introduction As of today, the national debt of the United States is $17.1 trillion or 104% of U.S. GDP with no

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• Economic history
• Socioeconomics
• Economy of the United States
• Unemployment
• Political debates about the United States federal budget
• Job losses caused by the late-2000s recession
• Economics
• Recessions
• Macroeconomics

December 12, 2010 Introduction The year 2010 has been an eventful and historic year. The U.S. economy as measured by GDP has been erratic at times, yet in general has provided evidence of a slow and gradual

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• Balanced budget amendment
• Gross domestic product
• Economics
• Macroeconomics
• Public economics
• Political debates about the United States federal budget
• Deficit reduction in the United States
• Economy of the United States
• United States public debt
• Inflation

April 21, 2011 Introduction Key February/March/April Data March and early April data show the U.S. economy

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• Money
• Monetary policy
• Economy of the United States
• Economy of Japan
• Quantitative easing
• Hyperinflation
• Disinflation
• Economics
• Inflation
• Macroeconomics

June[removed]Introduction Europe and China as positive at .4% and .2% respectively, while the U.S. was down .8%. The U.S. savings rate

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• Macroeconomics
• Recession
• Economy of the United States
• United States public debt
• United States federal budget
• European sovereign debt crisis
• Political debates about the United States federal budget
• Recession shapes
• Recessions
• Economic history
• Economics

May 25, 2011 Introduction While the U.S. economy continues to move in a positive direction, April and early May data shows it is doing so at a less-than desirable pace. The advance estimate for 1st

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• Public finance
• Tax
• Economy of the United States
• Income tax
• Economy of Japan
• Political economy
• Economic history of the United States
• Reaganomics
• Political debates about the United States federal budget
• Economic policy
• Public economics
• Finance

October[removed]Introduction Monthly total light vehicles sales has exceeded one million units for the last seven months. Personal disposable

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• Economic policy
• United States public debt
• United States debt-ceiling crisis
• Government debt
• Late-2000s financial crisis
• Deficit reduction in the United States
• Political debates about the United States federal budget
• Economy of the United States
• Economics
• Economic history