<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:09:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/balancedbudget/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Rauner calls on General Assembly to pass balanced budget without new taxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) – Governor Bruce Rauner framed his legislative agenda Monday for the upcoming session of the Illinois General Assembly around two key imperatives: a truly balanced, full-year]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/balancedbudget/@leonard4liberty/raunercallsongeneralassemblytopassbalancedbudgetwithoutnewtaxes-fb4zc1lhqo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/balancedbudget/@leonard4liberty/raunercallsongeneralassemblytopassbalancedbudgetwithoutnewtaxes-fb4zc1lhqo</guid><category><![CDATA[balancedbudget]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leonard4liberty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 01:43:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMMe7x1BGnhhjrNVDqV4o928V8tUuMhz5HnUgLY4GoCU57TNfKE3abRbGpgTyiLJL48wdowhHuQyTFoHUYBRbgD4fwSD89Sidt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Government Budget Surpluses Cause Economic Depressions]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a sovereign floating fiat money system, in particular under balanced trade or a trade deficit, government deficits are the only way the private sector can accumulate net private saving. As I've argued]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/publicfinance/@economicsjunkie/how-government-budget-surpluses-cause-economic-depressions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/publicfinance/@economicsjunkie/how-government-budget-surpluses-cause-economic-depressions</guid><category><![CDATA[publicfinance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 06:01:30 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>