(The Washington Times) — President Obama says the federal government needs more revenue, while House Minority Leader John A. Boehner says it needs to spend less. One of them could walk out of this year’s congressional elections with a mandate to handle one of the most intractable problems facing the country. Spending has risen since the late 1990s, and revenues dropped after President Bush’s initial tax cuts and two recessions in the last decade, and analysts say the worst is yet to come with the retirement of baby boomers and exploding health care costs.
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