1/31/2004

I guess "guns and butter" is less of a problem when you believe folks are better off eating their bread dry anyway: Mr. Bush boasted that he would virtually freeze many domestic programs, with an increase of less than 1 percent for domestic discretionary spending outside of military and homeland security. But he is proposing an increase of 7 percent for the military, including 13 percent more for missile defense systems; an increase of nearly 10 percent for heightened security against terrorist attacks; and an increase of 11 percent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Those increases and Mr. Bush's determination to make his tax cuts permanent will limit his maneuvering room in other areas.

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