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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