>I should have been more clear - I wasn't specifically referring to employment, but cost. We have a federal deficit that is growing nearly explosively
That's not true, you know. The deficit (the difference between income and expenses) has gone down under Obama:
http://www.davemanuel.com/history-of-deficits-and-surpluses-in-the-united-states.phpThe debt continues to grow, but more slowly than it did in the Bush years. Blame Bush's unfunded wars for much of the recent addition to the debt.
Tamar
