How Foods and Beverages May Make You Feel Bad. Just as some foods can help you feel better, others can make you feel down. Here are ways to reduce the harmful effects of three foods that can drag you down. 1. Reduce foods high in saturated fat. Saturated fat is well known for its role in promoting heart disease and some types of cancer.
Overview of the California state budget. Taxes and fees are projected to put about $82 billion into California's general fund for the fiscal year starting July 1. But at current rates, the state would spend about $22 billion more than that. The gap between revenue and spending plus the gap in the current fiscal year's budget and reserve funds adds up to the total deficit, now estimated at about $28 billion. Closing the gap is made harder by several mandates.
The United States is facing significant and fundamental budgetary challenges. The federal governmentâs budget deficit for fiscal year 2011 was $1.3 trillion; at 8.7% of gross domestic product (GDP), that deficit was the third-largest shortfall in the past 40 years. (GDP is the sum of all income earned in the domestic production of goods and services. In 2011, it totaled $15.0 trillion.)