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omy cuts across the board is designed to trim the budget for this fiscal year by $50 billion, thereby reducing the flood of red ink. Further, a spending freeze has been decreed.
Now this should bring cheers and huzzahs from economy-conscious Virginians. Right?
Well, not necessarily.
It all depends on where the cuts are made and, in truth, the president’s options are limited. Certain areas, such as interest on the national debt, entitlement programs, defense, and others are either limited as potential subjects for trimming, or are out of bounds altogether.
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