America's Priorities: Should White House Focus on Reducing Debt or Unemployment?
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ByABC News
November 29, 2010, 8:28 AM
Dec. 1, 2010— -- President Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is set to release a report today on the national debt, which now totals $13.8 trillion.
With a $1.3 trillion deficit tacked on and millions of Americans still out of work, Obama needs to find a balance between cutting expenditures enough to pull the United States out of debt while stimulating the economy enough to create more jobs.
The report comes as federal unemployment benefits expired at midnight after Congress failed to pass an extension.
Our question to you today: Should reducing the national debt or tackling unemployment be the priority for President Obama?
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