A Message for the Deficit Commission. AFL-CIO Executive Council, March 2, 2010 Orlando - The most important issue facing working families today is a jobs crisis of historic proportions, which has resulted in weak consumer spending and inadequate demand. This problem poses an enormous threat to our economic well-being. According to data from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), most of the projected budget deficit over the next 10 years results from President Bush's tax cuts for the rich, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, spiraling health care costs and the continuing effects of the worst recession since the Great Depression. ... Protecting