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And you just proved your point that the ranking is meaningless~
But the spending was thought to be necessary at the time, and I think it's still probably necessary. They knew it was war time, so sacrifices had to be made on the budget. And the Federal Reserve shouldn't even exist, in my opinion. Still, a tax on prosperity, or at least symbolically? :P
Being bi-partisan doesn't win votes, unfortunately. As much as Obama likes to play this card, he still is a partisan, and is thought of one by the left of his party.
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I was more or less referring to the TCTI title, but alright xP