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If government can cut costs, we all can

Source: WalletPop Blog

Aug 07, 2009

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Filed under: Budgets, Debt, Stimulate US, Green

As Americans struggle to keep up with payments, the government is busy trying to economize. The country is facing a $1 trillion deficit that is increasing as government spend more to tackle the problems of the recession.

Recently, the Wall Street Journal featured an article that explained the new savings effort within various government agencies. I call it "the organic stimulus" -- properly budgeting money so that you will have enough to continue operations during bad times.

It all started in April, when President Obama ordered his cabinet secretaries to locate $100 million in budget cuts. The Forest Services Department, for example, stopped repainting newly purchased white vehicles green to save money.

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If government can cut costs, we all can originally appeared on WalletPop Blog on Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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