In 2007, the last year before the onset of the recession, spending as a share of GDP was 19.6 percent. That is 1.1 percentage points less than the 20.7 percent share 30 years earlier in 1977.

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The Repug spending cap shutdown threat is nothing but "death panel" rollout for 100Ks of poor, young, sick, old as untouched sick-care prices will be out of reach of Ms.