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Look at how some of the "blue" states are doing. California, Illinois, and Maryland are just three which have deficits due in large part to runaway healthcare expenses but, even though they have raised taxes even higher, they will still run deficits.
"Red" states like Texas, North Dakota, and Virginia (more of a purple state I think) cut spending and now not only have balanced budgets but also lower unemployment rates (Texas = 6.0; ND = 2.9). Part of ND's success was allowing the private sector to develop the Bakken oil field, something you won't see O'bama do.
Unfortunately, it probably doesn't matter which state you live in; the U.S. is headed the way of California with O'bama in the White House for another four years.
Russian newspaper Pravda is blaming President Obama's re-election on an "illiterate society" who voted for him.
Putin in 2009 outlined his strategy for economic success. Alas, poor Obama did the opposite but nevertheless was re-elected. Bye, bye Miss American Pie. The Communists have won in America with Obama but failed miserably in Russia with Zyuganov who only received 17% of the vote. Vladimir Putin was re-elected as President keeping the NWO order out of Russia while America continues to repeat the Soviet mistake.
After Obama was elected in his first term as president the...
I got my information above from http://washingtonexaminer.com/blue-states-taxing-their-way-to-deficits/article/2505235#.ULOESWfp-WY