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Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely baby daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.

E-mails, I get e-mails: The Federal Budget - In understandable terms


For current fiscal year:

 

U.S. Tax revenue:     $2,170,000,000,000

Fed budget:             $ 3,820,000,000,000

New debt:                $1,650,000,000,000

National debt:         $14,271,000,000,000

Recent budget cut:       $ 38,500,000,000

 

Let's think about these numbers in easy terms, remove 8 zeros and pretend

it's a household budget.

 

Annual family income:                             $21,700

Money the family spent:                          $38,200

New debt on the credit card:                   $16,500

Previous balance on the credit card:      $142,710

Total budget cuts:                                        $385

 

 

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