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Wall Street Journal | U.S. Deficit in August Narrows from a Year Earlier
The U.S. budget deficit narrowed in August from the same month a year ago as tax revenue increased and government spending slowed.
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Wall Street Journal | Loan Forgiveness Isn’t the Best Use of Government Resources, Paper Says
A new paper says that government policies to fund mortgage debt reduction for underwater homeowners, while helpful, are a less efficient use of government resources than other types of mortgage relief, including refinancing.