- ‘They’re not spending any money.’ Rural counties feel pain as federal workers go unpaid https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article224683560.html 89 comments politics
- During recessions, tax revenues go down sharply because people and companies make less money and so pay less in taxes. Federal spending goes up, even before stimulus programs, with an increasing demand for government help from food stamps and unemployment compensation and other safety-net programs. http://news.yahoo.com/fact-check-recession-culprit-high-us-debt-170945356.html 4 comments economy