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Housing Crash
In 2008 the housing marketing in the united states started to decline. People were losing their homes and others weren't able to afford to buy a home sending the economy into downward spiral. -
Military Spending Budget
During 2009 the US government spent around $822.5 billion dollars. The US has the highest spending budget for military in the world. This falls under the budget category because it has to deal with how the government is spending money. -
Affordable Care Act/ Obama Care
Puts consumers back in charge of their health care. It is working to make healthcare more affordable, accessible, and a higher quality. This deals with budget because we have to take a huge amount out of are budget to pay for some of these people. -
US trade deficit
US trade deficit is up 2011 because of goods and services and not Oil. Oil deficit got better, but everything else got worse. -
Student Debt
In 2012 the national student debt has passed the $1 trillion mark. This has to do with the savings category because the students do not have the money to pay for college and have to borrow money. -
Trade Deficit with China
In 2014 our trade deficit with China rose 7.5% which shows reduced demand for U.S. made products and that outsourcing of companies makes our trade deficit much worse.
