3 Trillion Dollar Budget?!

On Monday, Feb. 4, President Bush revealed the 2009 federal budget for the United States. With the budget at approximately 3.1 trillion dollars, it is at a record high. Bush states that the new budget will let America flourish economically and protect the military. Bush showed his Cabinet the budget which was on a computer, and it was transferred to Congress electronically. He also stated,"It's a budget that achieves some important objectives. One, it understands our top priority to defend our country, so we fund our military as well as fund the homeland security. Secondly, the budget keeps our economy growing."

Bush added that Congress needed to establish a $150 billion economic plan that would expiring tax cuts permanent, which in his opinion would boost money for education, housing, and health care. Bush's budget plan is not popular to the beliefs of most others in politics, but Bush assures all that if his plan is followed, by 2012 there should be a balanced budget. The majority of the new money being spent is for defense, mainly the military. Some say Bush is trying to go out with a bang.