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Freeloading Rusty

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US budget deficit eases to $165B in October, down 42%
The Treasury Department reported Wednesday that the federal government posted a deficit of $165 billion last month. That was 42% lower than the same month last year when it rang up a record October deficit of $284.1 billion.
 

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Biden bill includes boost for union-made electric vehicles


President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress are looking to give U.S. automakers with union employees the inside track on the burgeoning electric vehicle market, triggering vocal opposition from foreign trade partners and Republicans who worry that manufacturers in their home states will be placed at a competitive disadvantage.
The $1.85 trillion spending package that Democrats are laboring to pass through Congress includes an array of programs designed to curb global warming and slash U.S. emissions. It includes incentives to hasten the transition to electric vehicles, which represent a small but rapidly growing share of the market.
If enacted, the bill would provide a $7,500 tax credit for consumers who purchase electric vehicles through 2026. Beginning the following year, only purchases of electric vehicles made in the U.S. qualify for the credit. The base credit goes up by $4,500 if the vehicle is made at a U.S. plant that operates under a union-negotiated collective bargaining agreement. Only auto plants owned by General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis NV currently qualify.
“I want those jobs here in Michigan, not halfway around the globe,” Biden said when visiting a UAW job training center last month.
 

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Biden Vows to Expand Benefits for Troops on First Veterans Day Without War in 20 Years

Veterans who developed asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis after serving in places like Southwest Asia are now eligible to apply for disability benefits and access to VA health care, according to a fact sheet released Thursday by the White House.

The VA will also examine the possible connection between military environmental exposures and constrictive bronchiolitis, lung cancers and rare respiratory cancers.