Bob Williams Visits TPM
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Bob Williams Visits TPM
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� A commentary from Jim Wagoner on Page 7. by Rosemary Aldridge At its February 21, 2013 general meeting, TEA Party Maui was pleased to host Mr. Bob Williams as speaker for the evening. Mr. Williams is President of State Budget Solutions, a non-partisan organization advocating for fundamental reform and real solutions to the state budget crises. He is also the Founder and Senior Fellow of the Freedom Foundation, a public policy organization in Olympia, Washington, dedicated to the advancement of individual liberty. He worked as a GAO auditor of the Pentagon and Post Office before moving to Washington State where he served five terms in the Washington state legislature. Read more at: http:// www. statebudgetsolutions. org / authors / detail / bob-williams # ixzz2JGH0TTwX.“ Understanding the Fiscal Cliff” was the title of his presentation: and to illustrate his point, he highlighted the federal debt / deficit and unfunded liabilities as of fiscal year 2012. Total federal spending: $ 3,800,000,000,000.($ 3.8 trillion) $ 200 billion higher than the previous year( FY 2011) New debt this fiscal year: $ 1,600,000,000,000.($ 1.3 trillion deficit plus $ 300 million other borrowing) Total national debt as of February 20, 2013: $ 16,534,479,183,276.($ 16.5 trillion) Total unfunded liabilities( debt; social security; prescription drug; Medicare) $ 122.8 trillion The promised budget cuts in the Budget Control Act of 2011 never materialized. In fact, the amount authorized by Congress in continuing resolutions was $ 69 billion higher than the President requested. Current Sequestration“ cuts” are less than
� Bill Doyle’ s review of Agenda 21 on Page 9.
Bob Williams speaks to the TPM at their recent monthly meeting.
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