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I think this pretty much defines a broken governmental system and an essentially corrupt political class:

Total federal revenues have declined for three consecutive years .. But in those years, from 2000 to 2003, total federal spending has increased .. more than 20 percent .. .

Part of a story with the "worthy of ScrappleFace" headline Bush's Budget for 2005 Seeks to Rein In Domestic Costs. Via the indispensible DrudgeReport.