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Trillion Is the New Billion

Bush was a disaster at cutting spending, but under Obama the U.S. deficit is $1.8 trillion and the cost of health-care reform is $829 billion. These numbers are going to sink us, says Christopher Buckley. WATCH VIDEO.

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