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Obama Budget for Dummies

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I don't know about most of you, but my eyes tend to glaze over and my brain strains to understand the sheer magnitude of dollars that is the US economy and our budget.

Try as I might, I can't help but saying out loud, "how many zeros is that?" I can barely manage my personal budget much less comprehend dollars of the gigantitude that are bandied about on my news stations.

For those of you who are like me and would like to understand what President Obama's recent request to his cabinet to reduce department spending by one hundred million really means, the video below might be helpful. It was for me.

Hat tip to my good friend James-O for passing it on to me.

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