We got a big reminder of the importance of government spending in the Q4 GDP report. The damn military delayed some expenditures for a few months, and it knocked 1.3% of the quarter’s growth rate. If it weren’t for the pikers at the Pentagon, we would have been in the black. GDP = Jobs, and [...] View the full post at: Social Security Spending at the Rate of Five Aircraft Carriers A Month! Related posts: Tell Your Representative to Leave Social Security Alone Food Spending at Its Lowest Level Ever Gov Spending Multipliers – The Right Thing To Do