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deficit spending

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Deficit spending
When government spending overwhelms government revenue resulting in government borrowing.
deficit spending
Expenditures that are in excess of revenues during a given period of time. Deficit spending is generally applied to governmental units, but the concept is equally applicable to private businesses.
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By eliminating deficit spending (not to be confused with the ``structural deficit,'' which still exists), not raising taxes and keeping growth in spending modest -- just 1 percent -- he's getting the state into financial shape to make the deep investments in infrastructure that are badly needed.
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Despite his claim of fiscal conservatism, his predilection for record deficit spending and borrowing continues along a historically high path.
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The renaissance of deficit spending cannot be laid at the feet of the nation's poor.
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