Between 1999 and 2009, the cost of the average family policy jumped 131 percent, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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Their research (available at policyuncertainty.com) shows that, on average, U.S. economic policy uncertainty has been 50% higher in the past two years than it has been since 1985.

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Budget balance on average, together with wide and well-timed fluctuations around the average according to circumstances, is clearly the policy to aim for.

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