Want to Fix the Deficit? Get Real
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(Corrects characterization of Bush tax cuts in 13thparagraph.)
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- This week marks the beginning ofthe U.S. budget season. Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsinwill present the budget for House Republicans. Senator PattyMurray of Washington will, for the first time since 2009,present a budget on behalf of Senate Democrats. In a few weeks,the Barack Obama administration will publish its own budget. Inhonor of the occasion, Americans everywhere will weartraditional budget-season hats and eat the customary budget-season meals, which include, of course, a rich dessert that weassume will be offset by future weight loss.