Welcome to matter of fact. Deficit hawk is a political term you dont hear a lot these days. Its political slang for people particularly politicians who want to cut our deficit and our debt. Between the money the rn kes and the money it spends. If the government spends more than it collects, then its running a deficit. The federal debt is the running total of the accumulated deficits. And the gop once had a lock on the term. President trump campaigned on reducing the deficit and debt. And former House Speaker paul ryan of wisconsin made a career out of being a deficit hawk. Then he helped pass the president s tax cut for the wealthy. The federal deficit has soared and is on course to cross 1 trillion this year. Joelle gamble is an economist th 101. I just gave a brief description of deficit versus debt. What are people more focused on . Joelle to think about, which is more important terms of the deficit and the debt, you actually have to think about what the economy is like right now. T
Norm gissel we are making, as we speak, a new america. And its a marvelous moment in american history. Everybodys voice is important to this debate. Hinojosa america by the numbers. Im Maria Hinojosa. This program was made possible in part by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from behind every number, theres a story. And todays numbers tell a dramatic one. The combined purchasing power of nonwhite americans is over 3 trillion, almost a fifth of the u. S. Economy. Latino purchasing power makes up nearly half of that, and is growing fast. The demographic changes happening nationwide are on full display here, deep in the heart of texas. With an already multicultural majority, its capital city, like much of the nation, is a fusion of diverse cultures. The demographic dominance of latinos and other ethnic groups is having a profound effect on consumer culture as we know it. And in order to stay competitive, brands need to reach diverse consume
Police had a notice right on the front of the door. Back on october 10th there was a man who was shot and killed right outside of the bar and Denver Police have been called here hundreds of times over the past year. The city says it felt like it needed to take some action after when they call the pattern of violence here, but on tuesday the owners of cold crush met with several city leaders and Denver Police and talked about the issues of violence and came up with a security plan. Today the city reissued the conditions. Cold crush will have to make some changes especially when it comes to security. Guards will have to pat down customers at the door, use metal detector wands and from 9 p. M. To 2 a. M. Depending on the time of year the bar will need four to six security guards. The bar has to add better outdoor lighting around three sides of the building. Last call will be announced at 1 a. M. And a new dress code, no gang said hes willing to make and tonight the staff celebrated the re
A Charity Event that had its funny moments with Hillary Clinton and donald trump, although this white tie dinner had some very awkward moments. Oh, this one will get me in trouble. The candidates in one of the closest congressional races in colorado shared the stage for a debate in our studio. It was denvers hottest new bar that shut down after a shooting and reopened tonight with a long list of new rules. Three guys on a mission to visit every single brewery in colorado, whether it was face a team that says they want to kill him. 9news starts now. A popular bar in denver where there was a Fatal Shooting reopened tonight a week after the city forced it to close. Police had declared cold crush in the rhino neighborhood a public nuisance and the city suspended its Liquor License after a man was shot and killed there earlier this month. 9news reporter there at cold crush. The bar reached an agreement with the city. Reporter they did and this time last week the bar was actually closed and
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